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2026 Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Belgium's Francis Halzen
Original: 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Belgium's Francis Halzen
Francis Halzen of Belgium has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics, according to Le Monde. Halzen is best known as the driving force behind the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, which detected high-energy neutrinos from deep space. The announcement is drawing attention to neutrino astronomy and to Belgian science on the world stage.
Why now: The Nobel Prize in Physics announcement is one of the year's most closely followed scientific news events.
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