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IceCube Lab in Twilight

‘Ghost’ particles detected emanating from galactic neighbor with gigantic black hole

The IceCube Lab sits atop a billion-ton network of ice and detection equipment at the South Pole. Using the Powerful Neutrino Telescope, researchers have identified a new source of astrophysical neutrinos from the galaxy NGC 1068. Credit: Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF On Earth, billions of subatomic particles called neutrinos pass through our bodies every second, but …

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Why ghost particles crashing into Antarctica could change astronomy forever

Why ghost particles crashing into Antarctica could change astronomy forever

About 47 million light-years from where you’re sitting, the center of a black hole-laden galaxy named NGC 1068 spews streams of enigmatic particles. These are neutrinos – otherwise known as the elusive “ghost particles” that haunt our universe while leaving little trace of their existence. Immediately after coming into existence, beams of these invisible pieces …

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