IceCube Telescope Finds High-Energy Neutrinos, Opens Up New Era in Astronomy

After years of finding nothing, scientists at the IceCube neutrino telescope have detected 28 high-energy neutrinos that likely came from some of the most violent and powerful explosions in the universe. These are the precise results that IceCube was built for.

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That’s pretty amazing stuff.. 1.5km below the ice. What an incredible laboratory and what an interesting way of investigating the universe.

“While combing through the ultra-high-energy data, the IceCube team also unexpectedly found two neutrinos in the right energy range to have come from an AGN or gamma-ray burst. The neutrinos were so rare, the collaboration named them “Bert” and “Ernie.” … They have found at least one more high-energy neutrino, the most powerful one yet seen, which they are calling “Big Bird.””

OCDC said:

“While combing through the ultra-high-energy data, the IceCube team also unexpectedly found two neutrinos in the right energy range to have come from an AGN or gamma-ray burst. The neutrinos were so rare, the collaboration named them “Bert” and “Ernie.” … They have found at least one more high-energy neutrino, the most powerful one yet seen, which they are calling “Big Bird.””

Would their number collator be called The Count?

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