# Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in Physics for work on ‘ghost particles’

https://mins.news/en/item/87967

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/francis-halzen-wins-nobel-prize-in-physics-for-work-on-ghost-particles?traffic_source=rss

> Belgian physicist Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his central role in building the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica. The Swedish Academy said its observations help explain how high-energy neutrinos form and may reveal unknown phenomena.

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