# Belgian physicist wins Nobel for turning Antarctic ice into a telescope

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- euronews, 2026-10-06 11:35 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/06/belgian-physicist-wins-nobel-for-turning-antarctic-ice-into-a-telescope

> Belgian physicist Francis Halzen, 82, transformed a cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice into the world’s largest neutrino detector. His search for “ghostly messengers” from the distant universe earned him the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday.

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