The 2026 prize was awarded to Francis Halzen "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin."

Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.

Francis Halzen har fått Nobelpriset i fysik för sin roll i upptäckten av kosmiska partiklar. Forskaren, som arbetar vid det amerikanska institutet IceCube, har genom en gigantisk isbit på Sydpolen lyc…

Halzen is the principal investigator of the NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world’s largest telescope.

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UW-Madison physicist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize for IceCube, the South Pole neutrino observatory. Read our latest stories and watch videos on his win.

The 2026 prize was awarded to Francis Halzen "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin."

Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.

Halzen is the principal investigator of the NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world’s largest telescope.

The IceCube observatory at the South Pole detected neutrinos from outside our solar system.

Francis Halzen, a physicist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” Halzen spearheaded the development and construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, enabling physicists to capture high-energy neutrinos created in the distant universe. “It was a great surprise, and I obviously didn’t expect it,” Halzen said during a news conference in Stockholm, Sweden, speaking by phone from Italy. While the Nobel was awarded to Halzen, he emphasized that his work was the result of a “large collaboration” with other researchers. “This reflects on the really courageous people who joined me in this project when really no respectable conservative physicist would have joined me. But many talented people did, and that’s why I’m here,” he said. “I am shocked and absolutely delighted that Francis was awarded the Nobel this year,” said particle physicist Danielle Norcini of Johns Hopkins University in a statement. “He is the scientific visionary and driving force behind [IceCube]. It has transformed our understanding of the universe by detecting the first high-energy neutrinos from beyond our galaxy, opening an entirely new field...

Как IceCube превърна километър антарктически лед в детектор за високоенергийни неутрино и защо приносът на Франсис Халцен му донесе Нобела за физика 2026.

Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and establishing neutrino astronomy.