Halzen wins 2026 Physics Nobel

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Geoff Brumfiel

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The IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics.

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October 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM

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Anna Nagurney

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And the 2026 winner of the Nobel price in physics is: www.reuters.com/science/fran... I am sure that all my friends in Madison are celebrating.

'Ghost particle' hunter Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize

Belgian-American particle physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for ground-breaking work creating an observatory to detect some of the universe's most elusive particles, high-en...

www.reuters.com

October 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM

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David Roberts

@drdavidlroberts.bsky.social

BBC News - 'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins physics Nobel
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Ghost particles' from space telescope wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Belgian physicist Prof Francis Halzen has won for his pioneering work on an observatory that detects particles from space.

www.bbc.co.uk

October 6, 2026 at 2:33 PM

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Steven Van de Walle

@stevenvdwalle.bsky.social

« Man uit Tienen wint Nobelprijs »

October 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM

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Humboldt-Stiftung

@humboldt-foundation.de

✨🥳🎉 Heartfelt congratulations to #Humboldtian Francis Halzen on winning the #NobelPrize in Physics 2026 "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin".

@nobelprize.org
📷 Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

October 6, 2026 at 10:13 AM

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Antonio Martínez Ron

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ÚLTIMA HORA ‼️ Premio Nobel de Física 2026 a Francis Halzen por descubrir de neutrinos de alta energía de origen cósmico www.eldiario.es/1_cefc03?utm...

Premio Nobel de Física 2026 a Francis Halzen por descubrir de neutrinos de alta energía de origen cósmico

La Real Academia Sueca de Ciencias reconoce asimismo sus contribuciones decisivas al Observatorio de Neutrinos IceCube

www.eldiario.es

October 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM

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