KM3NeT4RR is going to be a unique highly advanced underwater observatory in the northern hemisphere that will complement the scientific activities of the IceCube detector by capturing neutrinos coming from the southern hemisphere.

The project is expected to generate a wealth of scientific, economical and social effects. From a scientific point of view, the KM3NeT4RR data will allow opening a new observational window on the Universe, searching for answers to some of the most fundamental and yet unsolved astrophysical problems, such as the origin and the mechanisms of production of cosmic rays, the physical processes at the origin of the very powerful “gamma-ray bursts” or the nature of dark matter. A well-founded hypothesis connects dark matter to the existence of Weak Interacting Massive Particles predicted by some of the most advanced particle physics theories. The detection of anomalous neutrino fluxes emitted by gravitational attractors such as the Sun and the Galactic center would provide indirect evidence of this fundamental theory. The KM3NeT telescope allows the validation of this hypothesis, contributing to the solution of a challenging scientific problem.