IceCube Neutrino Observatory

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IceCube detects cosmic neutrinos far more energetic than the sun's

Operating at the South Pole; completed its Upgrade and is developing IceCube-Gen2.

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has finished a detector upgrade and is developing a larger successor, IceCube-Gen2. The collaboration said so at its fall meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, where researchers also celebrated a Nobel Prize.

Updated Nov 2

Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino discoveries

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World's largest neutrino telescope, operating at the South Pole

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics went to Francis Halzen for building a telescope out of a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice. IceCube caught high-energy neutrinos from beyond our galaxy, the first cosmic messengers that are not light.

Updated Oct 17