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Francis Halzen draws Nobel prize speculation

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Francis Halzen, the Belgian physicist who founded the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, is being discussed amid speculation about this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Commentary in the physics community is weighing whether the prize could go to particle physics or astroparticle work, with neutrino discoveries from IceCube among the candidates being floated ahead of the announcement.

Why now: The Nobel Prize in Physics announcement is imminent, and Halzen's IceCube neutrino work is seen as a leading candidate.

Francis HalzenIceCube Neutrino ObservatoryNobel Prize in Physics

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• Belgian-born scientist wins Nobel in physics for work on mysterious ghost particles called neutrinos · AP News
• 'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics · BBC
• Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Francis Halzen for Astronomy Breakthroughs · WSJ
• Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics Prize for Antarctic 'ghost particle' hunt · Reuters
• Nobel Prize in physics to be awarded in Stockholm · NBC News
• University Of Wisconsin Professor Wins The 2026 Nobel Prize In Physics · Forbes
• Is this the year for a Nobel prize in condensed matter, or maybe particle physics? · Physics World

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