Things are looking down for cutting-edge cosmic observatories

Space is the place? Not if you're nuts about neutrinos Opinion  High energy neutrinos are the coolest particles in astrophysics. Born in distant cosmic cataclysms, they speed through the universe almost as if it wasn't there. With no charge and a truly tiny rest mass – perhaps a million times lighter than an electron, but who knows – they interact with virtually nothing.…

Mar 10, 2025 - 10:35
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Things are looking down for cutting-edge cosmic observatories

Space is the place? Not if you're nuts about neutrinos

Opinion  High energy neutrinos are the coolest particles in astrophysics. Born in distant cosmic cataclysms, they speed through the universe almost as if it wasn't there. With no charge and a truly tiny rest mass – perhaps a million times lighter than an electron, but who knows – they interact with virtually nothing.…