Neutrinos Provide a New Way to Probe the Cosmos

Powerful black holes, the solar system, faraway galaxies and more spill their secrets.

By Bill Andrews
Jan 20, 2019 12:00 AMJan 3, 2020 11:37 PM
Blazar - NASA
Astronomers detected the exotic particles spewed by a blazar, as in this fanciful rendering. (Credit: IceCube/NASA)

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We’re figuring out how to see the cosmos in a new way. For centuries, humans learned about the universe with just their eyes, observing in visible light. We eventually developed technology to see in other wavelengths of light — infrared, X-ray, gamma ray — to discover even more about the universe. Now, thanks to two papers in Science in July, astronomers can see with neutrinos, too.

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