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Triplet of high-energy neutrinos detected from unknown source

IceCube Neutrino Laboratory

THRICE AS NICE  Using detectors buried in the Antarctic ice, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory detected a rare burst of three neutrinos.

Sven Lidstrom, IceCube/NSF

By Emily Conover

- More than 2 years ago

Three high-energy neutrinos have been spotted traveling in tandem.

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica detected the trio of lilliputian particles on February 17, 2016.