The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment analyzed the largest dataset ever collected by a dark matter detector. The record-breaking results provide the strongest constraints yet on low-mass WIMPs, proposed dark matter particles.
The Institute for Underground Science at SURF is launching the John Bahcall Colloquium, a monthly series of scientific lectures to build intellectual community while delving into the wide range of disciplines being researched at SURF.
When a wintertime stint of sub-zero weather at SURF coincided with unexpected repairs that led to a frozen pipe, the Operations Team, which maintains the 370 miles of underground tunnels and shafts and 223 surface acres at SURF, sprang into action.
Rachel Berg spent part of her childhood in Lead and is returning as the 2026 Artist in Residence at SURF. Berg is an interdisciplinary Mnicoujou Lakota artist whose work is rooted in observation of the natural world and Lakota values.
The Honorary Commander program is designed to strengthen the relationship between the base and the surrounding community by exposing individuals to the mission through first hand experiences.
The 2025 AiR at SURF, Chris Combs, is bringing his unique experience to life through an interactive exhibition at the South Dakota Mines APEX gallery. The exhibition opens with a reception from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23.
Three photographers who took part in the Global Physics Photowalk at SURF are now in the running for the top particle physics photos of the year. Public voting begins on Jan. 13 for the Interactions Global Physics Photowalk.
For decades, many of South Dakota’s best and brightest students left the state for higher-paying jobs elsewhere. Today, SURF is helping to reverse this trend—and the prospects for new graduates continue to grow.
Twenty years ago this week, two SURF employees became lifelong friends when Dan Pierce came across Robyn Varland stranded in her car in the middle of a South Dakota blizzard.
