The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a giant detector built in the South Pole ice, and the vision of physicist Francis Halzen that made it possible.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 honors work that turned Antarctic ice into a neutrino detector
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a giant detector built in the South Pole ice, and the vision of physicist Francis Halzen that made it possible.
Design of the medal: The Nobel Foundation . Sculptor and engraver: Erik Lindberg (1902). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · rights
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