Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded to Francis Halzen for Astronomy Breakthroughs
The award includes 12 million Swedish kronor and recognizes his work on high-energy neutrinos, which the academy called ghostly messages from space.
- On Tuesday, Oct 6, 2026, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics to Belgian-American particle physicist Francis Halzen for "decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin."
- Halzen's research at the IceCube, which the committee described as "ghostly messages from space," has fundamentally reshaped humanity's understanding of the universe and the nature of high-energy astrophysical phenomena.
- The prize money this year is 12 million Swedish kronor, or about $1.2 million, which is shared among winners if there are several; the award was established under the will of Alfred Nobel to honor scientific achievement.
- Nobel medals will be presented by Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony in Stockholm on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, followed by an elaborate banquet at Stockholm City Hall.
- This announcement follows Monday's medicine prize, with the chemistry award scheduled for Wednesday as part of the annual Nobel Prizes recognition cycle honoring global scientific and literary achievements.
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 was awarded on Tuesday 6 October to the Belgian Francis Halzen. The 82-year-old physicist was awarded "for his decisive contributions to the IceCube neutrino observatory and to the discovery of high-energy astrophysics neutrinos", explained the Nobel Committee meeting in Stockholm.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Francis Halzen, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, for his discovery of high-energy neutrinos and for his key role in the creation of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole that made this possible, Telex wrote.
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded to Francis Halzen for his contributions to the IceCube Observatory in Antarctica and for the discovery of neutrinos with extreme energy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced.
Belgian physicist Francis Halzen has been the winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 solo. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced this Tuesday in Stockholm that it awards its decisive contributions to the Observatory of Neutrinos IceCube, installed under the ice of the South Pole, and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of origin ... Continue reading "Francis Halzen (82 years old), Belgian Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: "I always ad…
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics will be awarded to Belgian physicist Francis Halzen for his decisive contributions to the operation of the IceCube neutrino observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm.
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