# Neutrino Mission Launches in Lake Superior

> Scientists deploy underwater sensors to hunt ghost particles in Lake Superior.
- Title: Neutrino Mission Launches in Lake Superior · MPR News
- Summary: Scientists deploy underwater sensors to hunt ghost particles in Lake Superior. Minnesota researchers install neutrino detectors in Lake Superior to study…
- Keywords: neutrino detectors, lake superior, fermilab, university of minnesota duluth, darpa, ghost particles, neutrino research, digital optical modules, MPR News
- Source: MPR News — https://mprnews.org/story/2026/11/11/neutrino-detectors-being-installed-near-duluth-to-hunt-ghost-particles-in-lake-superior
- Published: 2026-11-11T10:00:00+00:00
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- Topics: neutrino detectors, lake superior, fermilab, university of minnesota duluth, darpa, ghost particles, neutrino research, digital optical modules, science
## New Scientific Mission Begins
Scientists deploy underwater sensors to detect ghost particles in Lake Superior.
## Ghost Particles Explained
Neutrinos are the most numerous particles in the universe but we know the least about them.
## Project Details
The Experimental Neutrino Detector project uses 5 frames with 18 sensors each to detect neutrinos 200 meters below Lake Superior.
## Fermilab Connection
Fermilab's neutrino beam travels through Lake Superior to northern Minnesota where the sensors will detect them.
## Sensors Installation
Crews will lower sensors from the Neil Armstrong research vessel to the lakebed near Two Harbors.
## DARPA's Role
DARPA funds the project without specific applications, comparing neutrinos to X-rays in their potential future uses.
## Future Research
The sensors will be retrieved and sent to Europe for use in Mediterranean Sea neutrino research.
## Scientific Goals
Researchers aim to understand why the universe is matter-dominated and how neutrinos reveal cosmic origins.
## What Happens Next
The sensors will be retrieved after the experiment to be used in Mediterranean Sea neutrino research.
## Key takeaway

Minnesota researchers install neutrino detectors in Lake Superior to study ghost particles from Fermilab's beam.