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Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Francis Halzen

Francis Halzen

Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

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

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