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Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize

Ars Technica
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ScienceAstrophysicsFrancis HalzenIceCubeMulti-messenger Astronomy

Halzen spearheaded the development and construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, enabling physicists to capture high-energy neutrinos created in the distant universe.

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  • Ars Technica Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
  • The West Australian Nobel Prize in chemistry set to be awarded in Stockholm
  • The West Australian Nobel Prize in physics to be awarded in Stockholm
  • ABC News Nobel medicine prize awarded to scientists for brain activity research
  • The West Australian Nobel medicine prize goes to research of brain activity

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Artist’s representation of a cosmic neutrino source shining above the IceCube Observatory at the South Pole. Beneath the ice are photodetectors that pick up the neutrino signals.
Artist’s representation of a cosmic neutrino source shining above the IceCube Observatory at the South Pole. Beneath the ice are photodetectors that pick up the neutrino signals.

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Ars Technicaas they published this story 89.5 3 83 0.6 65.2
ABC News 90.6 3 52 0.7 78.1

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