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Science Magazine Names IceCube Neutrino Discovery as One of 10 Finalists for 2018 Breakthrough of the Year

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Posted December 21, 2018

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Science magazine has named the detection of a high-energy neutrino by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at OPP's Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station as one of nine runners-up for the science breakthrough of 2018.

See a video describing all the discoveries on the list, including the IceCube find, here: https://www.science.org/news/2018/12/video-2018-s-breakthrough-year-and-runners