RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A Nobel Prize-winning breakthrough in astronomy is highlighting research involving South Dakota Mines scientists and a massive observatory buried beneath Antarctic ice.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics recognizes Francis Halzen, a University of Wisconsin-Madison physics professor, for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos from space.
Neutrinos are tiny subatomic particles that can travel vast distances through matter, offering scientists a way to study some of the universe’s most energetic and mysterious environments…