Detecting the Neutrinos From a Supernova That’s About to Explode

Detecting the Neutrinos From a Supernova That’s About to Explode
By Evan Gough

Neutrinos are puzzling things. They’re tiny particles, almost massless, with no electrical charge. They’re notoriously difficult to detect, too, and scientists have gone to great lengths to detect them. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, for instance, tries to detect neutrinos with strings of detectors buried down to a depth of 2450 meters (8000 ft.) in the …

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July 8, 2020 at 10:11PM
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