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Francis Halzen and IceCube team win 2026 Physics Nobel
Original: IceCube, high-energy neutrinos, and Francis Halzen win 2026’s Physics Nobel
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to Francis Halzen and the IceCube collaboration for the detection of high-energy neutrinos. The IceCube observatory, buried in ice at the South Pole, traps faint flashes of light produced when neutrinos strike molecules in the ice, allowing scientists to trace these elusive particles back to cosmic sources. The award is being recognised as a milestone for neutrino astronomy and our understanding of the most violent events in the universe.
Why now: The announcement of a new Nobel Prize in Physics always draws immediate global attention.
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