GoKawiilNobel Laureate's IceCube Win Spurs Calls to Fund Next-Gen Neutrino Projects
Francis Halzen received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, which detects high-energy cosmic neutrinos using sensors buried in Antarctic ice. Commentary following the award highlights several astroparticle physics projects in development, including the Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment off Vancouver Island and dark-matter searches like XLZD and PandaX, noting that IceCube cost roughly $271 million to build versus about $7 million for its predecessor, AMANDA.