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Detectors for high-energy cosmic neutrinos are buried under the Antarctic ice

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Particle Physics

High energy neutrinos from the Universe’s far reaches carry clues to their mysterious sources

Prof. Eli Waxman.

01.10.2006

For the first time, astrophysicists managed to observe a supernova from just 160 seconds after the event began

Gamma Ray Hide & Seek

Gamma Ray Hide & Seek

16.05.2000

Draping the earth and entire universe in a thin, ever-present veil, their origin remains one of the greatest puzzles of...

Weizmann Institute Astrophysicist Hot on the Tracks of a New

Weizmann Institute Astrophysicist Hot on the Tracks of a New "Strange" Star

12.01.1998

REHOVOT, Israel - January 12, 1998 - A new "strange" star is suspected to be lurking in...

Light Shed on Radiation from Outer Space

Light Shed on Radiation from Outer Space

01.10.1995

Could high-energy cosmic rays and gamma-ray bursts be produced in the same...

Mysterious Radiation Bursts Explained

Mysterious Radiation Bursts Explained

01.10.1994

Do mysterious gamma ray bursts take place at the death of neutron stars or at their birth?

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