00:01The Nobel Prize in Physics goes to a detector buried in the ice at the South Pole, built to catch
00:09some of the most elusive particles in the universe.
00:13Belgian-born physicist Francis Halsen has won the 2026 prize for his work on the Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory, a
00:22cubic kilometer of Arctic ice fitted with light sensors built to catch neutrinos.
00:29These can be described as rare particles from the far reaches of the universe that can reach Earth without changing
00:35direction or losing energy, thus carrying unique information.
00:42The Academy says his work has paved the way for a new kind of astronomy.
00:49Halsen, who is 82 and teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, first proposed the idea in 1988.
01:00He said the prize comes as a great surprise and expressed his hope that it reflected well on the courageous
01:07people who joined him at the start of his journey.
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