Tag: #neutrinos

Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube and Neutrino Astronomy

Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for pioneering the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and establishing neutrino astronomy.

#nobelprize, #neutrinos, #astrophysics, #icecube

SPT-3G produces high-precision CMB lensing map, sharpens neutrino-mass and structure-growth limits

SPT-3G releases a high signal-to-noise CMB lensing map from 2019–20 South Pole data, tightening structure-growth and neutrino-mass constraints.

#cmb, #cosmology, #spt3g, #neutrinos

DESI DR1 Reanalysis Sets Neutrino Mass Limit That Appears to Disfavor Inverted Ordering

Independent reanalysis of DESI DR1 finds a 95% cosmological upper limit on summed neutrino mass that appears to disfavor the inverted hierarchy.

#neutrinos, #cosmology, #desi, #astrophysics

Study: JUNO Could Detect Solar MSW Transition at >4σ Within 10 Years If Neutron-Tagging Works

Peer-reviewed study projects China’s JUNO detector could reach >4σ sensitivity to the solar MSW transition within 10 years if backgrounds are cut by neutron tagging.

#neutrinos, #juno, #msw, #astrophysics

XENONnT's Ionization-Only Search Tightens Limits on Few‑GeV Dark Matter

XENONnT's 7.8 tonne‑year ionization‑only search finds no dark‑matter signal, setting stronger limits on few‑GeV candidates and edging toward the solar‑neutrino floor.

#darkmatter, #xenonnt, #particlephysics, #neutrinos

IceCube arXiv preprint reports 5.7σ detection of high-energy neutrinos from Milky Way

An IceCube arXiv preprint reports a 5.7σ detection of high-energy neutrinos from the Milky Way's Galactic plane, centered on the inner Galaxy.

#neutrinos, #astrophysics, #icecube, #milkyway

Revised DESI reanalysis suggests unusually tight cosmological bounds on neutrino mass, favors normal ordering

A revised DESI reanalysis reports unusually tight cosmological limits on the sum of neutrino masses that favor the normal ordering, but the result is preliminary.

#neutrinos, #cosmology, #desi, #particlephysics

Preprint Claims ~100 TeV Neutrinos From Milky Way’s Fermi Bubbles; Confirmation Pending

An arXiv preprint reports a >3σ correlation of ~100 TeV neutrinos with the Milky Way’s Fermi bubbles in public IceCube data; independent confirmation is needed.

#neutrinos, #astrophysics, #icecube, #fermi-bubbles