The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for one of the most ambitious and fantastic experiment that converted Antarctica ice shield into a detector for most elusive cosmic particles - neutrinos. Neutrinos are extreme introverts of particle family, who barely interact with matter. IceCube is the first detector capable of capturing the most highly energetic neutrino that is designed to observe neutrinos from the most violent astrophysical sources in our universe. In this talk, Prof. Vahle will explain how this unique detector became a new type of observatory to uncover the inner workings of supernovats, active galactic nuclei, and gamma ray bursts.
