IceCube sees hint of cosmic neutrinos

摘要

Bert and Ernie came from outer space. A pair of neutrinos detected in Antarctica and named after the Sesame Street favourites may be the first of these ghostly particles seen coming from outside the solar system since 1987. If the finding is confirmed, such "astrophysical" neutrinos could lead to a new way of looking at the universe that may solve a number of cosmic puzzles.