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Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics Prize for neutrino discovery
Original: Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics Prize for discovery of neutrinos billed 'ghostly messengers from space'
Physicist Francis Halzen has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work detecting neutrinos, described as 'ghostly messengers from space'. Halzen is known for leading the IceCube neutrino observatory at the South Pole, which detects the elusive subatomic particles arriving from cosmic sources. The award recognises decades of effort to open a new window on the universe through neutrino astronomy.
Why now: The announcement of the Nobel Physics Prize is a major science story drawing global attention.
Francis HalzenNobel PrizeIceCubeSouth Pole
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