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Dark Matter (DM) still eludes detection by modern experiments and its nature puzzles the minds of physicists. Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are commonly seen as one of the prime candidates for the role of DM. The DARk matter WImp search with liquid xenoN (DARWIN) detector is envisioned to be the ultimate multi-tonne xenon-based direct detection astroparticle observatory. Hosting a time projection chamber with 40 tonnes of liquid xenon at its core, with a keV-range threshold and an ultra-low radioactive background it will aim to probe the entire parameter space for WIMP DM down to the so-called neutrino fog. Moreover, DARWIN's scientific research program also includes searches for solar axions, axion-like particles, as well as measurements of the solar neutrino flux and a probe of the Majorana nature of neutrinos. This talk outlines the key technological and physics challenges associated with DARWIN, and the recent progress of the collaboration to address them.
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