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A team of astronomers has identified a remarkably bright, gravitationally-lensed, star-forming galaxy as the likely source of the high-energy neutrino event IC 210922A, detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2021.
Maunakea in Hawai‘i, Antarctica
Who
Yuji Urata of MITOS Science Co., LTD. in Taiwan, International Gemini Observatory, NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory
What
A team of astronomers has identified a remarkably bright, gravitationally-lensed, star-forming galaxy as the likely source of the high-energy neutrino event IC 210922A, detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2021.
When
Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:26:15 GMT · 2h 50m ago
Where
Maunakea in Hawai‘i, Antarctica ·
Why
The galaxy, nicknamed “Shadow Blaster,” is located about 11 billion light-years away, providing the most concrete observational evidence yet that populations of distant star-forming galaxies play a significant role in producing high-energy cosmic neutrinos.
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This discovery offers new insights into the origins of high-energy cosmic neutrinos, suggesting that intense star formation in distant galaxies, rather than just black holes, can produce these fundamental particles. It highlights the growing importance of combining particle detection with telescopic observations to explore cosmic phenomena.
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