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Meet Big Bird, highest-energy neutrino ever detected

This figure illustrates the detection of the record-setting high-energy neutrino named Big Bird. The red region represents the initial flash of light triggered by the neutrino. 

Jakob van Santen/IceCube

By Science News Staff

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