{"id":"7102f841-d2f7-49f6-872f-2749d3535410","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/oct/06/nobel-prize-in-physics-2026-high-energy-cosmic-neutrinos","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"Nobel prize in physics 2026: high energy cosmic neutrinos","plainHeadline":"Francis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube neutrino detector","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to Francis Halzen.","Award recognizes work on the IceCube detector observing neutrinos.","IceCube uses sensors buried in ice to detect extraterrestrial particles.","Science editor Ian Sample explains Halzen's ice-sensor idea.","Prize highlights breakthroughs in high energy cosmic neutrino detection."],"topics":["Science","Energy","Space"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T18:44:30.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T19:09:19.945Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/a0e5bf31-ba5e-496c-bea1-c2350a7e9adf","storyId":"a0e5bf31-ba5e-496c-bea1-c2350a7e9adf","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2acc571cfdc1fb79277fd1b0a50beec4e1bbf13b/688_0_6880_5504/master/6880.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=82a5bb6bbc19722118f5ef9e025aea21","author":"Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Ian Sample , produced by Madeleine Finlay and Jacob Liebenberg , graphics by Elliot Ellis, the executive producer was Ellie Bury","dek":"Second up for the 2026 Nobel Prizes was the award for physics. And this year it went to just one scientist, Francis Halzen. The Belgian physicist won the prize based on his work on the IceCube detector that observes ghostly particles called neutrinos."}