Mediterranean Sea, February 13 – Scientists have detected a record-breaking neutrino, or “ghost particle,” using the deep-sea Kilometer Cubic Neutrino Telescope (KM3NeT) in the Mediterranean Sea. This neutrino has 30 times the energy of the previous record-holder, estimated at 220 quadrillion electron volts. Its origin remains unknown, but researchers suggest it may have come from outside the Milky Way galaxy.
The detection occurred 11,300 feet (3,450 meters) beneath the sea, where the neutrino interacted with the detector to produce a muon, emitting blue flashes of light. This breakthrough opens new avenues in neutrino astronomy, offering insights into the universe’s most powerful and mysterious phenomena.
