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Neutrino’s nursery found: the ‘Shadow Blaster’

A massive galaxy (red blob at centre) in the foreground serves as a lens that distorts the more distant galaxy, nicknamed Shadow Blaster (yellow curves), behind it. Credi

Publication Date: July 2, 2026·Reading Time: 3 min·Trust 84 / 100·Category: Science
Neutrino’s nursery found: the ‘Shadow Blaster’
Summary

A massive galaxy (red blob at centre) in the foreground serves as a lens that distorts the more distant galaxy, nicknamed Shadow Blaster (yellow curves), behind it. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) ( CC-BY-4.0 )

Main Story

A massive galaxy (red blob at centre) in the foreground serves as a lens that distorts the more distant galaxy, nicknamed Shadow Blaster (yellow curves), behind it. Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) ( CC-BY-4.0 )

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Key Developments
  • 01The hunt for the source of a single neutrino has led to the discovery of an unusually bright early galaxy 3.4 gigaparsecs (11 billion light years) away 1 .
  • 02The Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for an open rank faculty position in Systems and Synthet...
  • 03We seek applicants at the Assistant Professor level to launch a research program in the New Bioeconomy.
  • 04The successful candidate will engage in the development of "AI-driven materials research methods" that integrate materials data with cutting-edge A...
Quick Insights
  • 01The hunt for the source of a single neutrino has led to the discovery of an unusually bright early galaxy 3.4 gigaparsecs (11 billion light years) away 1 .
  • 02The Department of Bacteriology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications for an open rank faculty position in Systems and Synthet...
  • 03We seek applicants at the Assistant Professor level to launch a research program in the New Bioeconomy.
  • 04The successful candidate will engage in the development of "AI-driven materials research methods" that integrate materials data with cutting-edge A...
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