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  "id": 12356778,
  "title": "Nobel Physics Prize honours work on ‘ghost messengers from space’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/nobel-physics-prize-honours-work-on-ghost-messengers-from-space-12356778",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:29:48.000Z",
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  "account": "The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday that Belgian physicist Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. The award recognizes his work on subatomic particles at the South Pole, specifically the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. Ellen Moons, secretary general of the Academy, described the prize as being about \"ghostly messengers from space.\" Halzen, 82 and a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, expressed surprise and delight at receiving the prestigious honor. The observatory, described as a cubic kilometre of ice equipped with light sensors, enables researchers to detect rare neutrinos from distant universe processes. The Nobel Prize in Physics also comes after Medicine was awarded on Monday. The Peace Prize will be announced on Friday, with the Literature Prize revealed on Thursday and the Economics Prize on October 12.",
  "summary": "Belgian physicist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in Physics for work on subatomic particles at the South Pole.",
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        "title": "Nobel Physics Prize honours work on ‘ghost messengers from space’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/nobel-physics-prize-honours-work-on-ghost-messengers-from-space-12355949",
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