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A portrait of Francis Halzen is shown on the screen as the panel announce the recipient of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm.

Video. Belgian physicist wins Nobel for turning Antarctic ice into a telescope

Updated: 06/10/2026 - 13:57 GMT+2

Belgian Francis Halzen, 82, turned a cubic kilometre of Antarctic ice into the world's largest neutrino detector. On Tuesday, his hunt for "ghostly messengers" from the distant universe won him the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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