IceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in our own Milky Way galaxy
- Written by Jim Madsen, Executive Director, Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Scientists have detected the first neutrinos from our galaxy.NSF/IceCubeThe South Pole IceCube Neutrino Observatory – the biggest and strangest telescope in the world – has detected the first neutrino emissions from within the Milky Way, an achievement that will shape how astronomers view our galaxy.
Neutrinos are tiny, electrically...