Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics Prize for Antarctic ‘ghost particle’ hunt
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Belgian-American particle physicist Francis Halzen has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. The award recognizes his work in building an Antarctic observatory designed to track neutrinos, which are often referred to as 'ghost particles'.
Halzen realized that South Pole ice could be utilized to detect these elusive particles. Neutrinos are known for rarely interacting with matter as they pass completely through the Earth and human bodies, making their detection a significant scientific challenge.
The observatory he helped develop successfully tracks these particles originating from deep space, culminating in the Nobel Prize announcement from Stockholm.
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Al Jazeera (QA)Emphasizes his work building the Antarctic observatory tracking deep-space neutrinos.
Free Malaysia Today (MY)Highlights the scientific mechanism of detecting neutrinos passing through Earth.
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