Nobel Prize in Physics 2026

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Francis Halzen

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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2026 was awarded to Francis Halzen "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin"

Explore the Nobel Prize lesson about the 2026 physics prize. The lesson is an educational resource, developed to make it easy for teachers to introduce their students to the prize-awarded achievements and their benefit to humankind.

An illustration of a high-energy neutrino passing through ice.

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Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 10 laureates' work and discoveries range from optogenetics to efforts to promote peace and international law.

See them all presented here.

Nobel Prizes 2026