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Astronomers trace a ghostly cosmic particle to distant ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy

A flare in the dusty galaxy helped researchers link the particle to a star-forming source that may account for about 20% of IceCube’s diffuse neutrino background.

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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A distant star-forming galaxy nicknamed the “Shadow Blaster” could have sent a ghostly cosmic particle hurtling toward Earth. Astronomers believe they have traced the particle‘s origin to 11 billion light-years away, marking a step forward in understanding the mysterious neutrinos. Neutrinos are abundant across the universe, earning a reputation as ghost particles because they possess no electric charge, have li…

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Ghost particle could have traveled 11 billion light-years to reach Earth

Scientists still don’t know where ghostly particles called neutrinos originate. A distant galaxy could be a potential source.

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KIFI broke the news in Idaho Falls, United States on Friday, June 26, 2026.
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