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Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica’s role in exploring the cosmos
Antarctica’s extreme environment helps scientists explore the cosmos, winning the 2026 Nobel Prize for IceCube neutrino research.
The Conversation · 1m
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
Francis Halzen of the University of Wisconsin, Madison wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for building IceCube, an Antarctic observatory that detects high-energy neutrinos from distant galaxies.
Ars Technica · 4m
Brian May Rules Out Queen Tours
Brian May confirms Queen will not tour again after 18 months of decision.
Loudwire · 1m
Venus May Have Devoured Its Moon
Venus could have swallowed its moon through slow rotation, not a collision.
WIRED · 1m
Harvard team detects radio signal from distant exoplanet
Scientists used a South African telescope to pick up natural radio emissions from a gas giant 64 light-years away, revealing its magnetic field for the first time.
Futurism · 1m
NASA's billion-dollar infrared telescope aims for 2033 launch
PRIMA will be the first of a new class of space observatories designed to do serious science without flagship-level costs.
Ars Technica · 3m
Big Bang Nucleosynthesis makes a cosmic comeback
An overlooked era of the early universe is now outperforming the famous Cosmic Microwave Background at answering fundamental questions about how the cosmos works.
The Conversation · 2m
Neutrino identity swaps may explain missing supernovae
New models show that flavor-changing neutrinos could stall stellar explosions, solving a cosmic mystery.
Ars Technica · 2m
How CERN built a cosmic rainstorm in a lab
Physicists smashed oxygen into protons at the LHC to watch the first instant of a particle shower that normally happens miles above your head.
The Conversation · 2m
Beyond the Spherical Cow: A Multipolar Expansion
Physicists take the famous spherical cow joke to its logical extreme by calculating higher-order multipole moments and gravitational wave emissions.
arXiv · 1m