Space.com May 13, 2026 • 12:00

'Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun': World's 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit - Space

By Tereza Pultarova

Despite being the most abundant particles in the universe, neutrinos are notoriously difficult to detect. Could launching a space-based detector close to the sun change that?

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'Like putting a microscope into the core of the sun': World's 1st space-based neutrino detector launches to orbit - Space

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