Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to hunting ghost particles Nobel Prize in Physics for 2026 awarded to Francis Halsen; A scientist who, by building an observatory in the depths of the Antarctic ice to hunt for neutrino particles, eliminated all doubts about the practicality of this plan. In the report, the NPR website stated:

Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to hunting ghost particles Nobel Prize in Physics for 2026 awarded to Francis Halsen; A scientist who, by building an observatory in the depths of the Antarctic ice to hunt for neutrino particles, eliminated all doubts about the practicality of this plan. In the report, the NPR website stated:

This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to a man with a dream. Francis Halsen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison wanted to build an observatory under the South Pole. He himself told the Nobel committee that at first many people were skeptical about this plan. "Everyone thought the plan was interesting, but not practical," Halzen says in an archival recording.