The IceCube observatory in Antarctica has traced 79 cosmic neutrinos back to their home galaxy, helping to reveal more about where the particles form
are produced when a proton slams into another particle, creating a shower of fundamental particles, some of which later decay and release neutrinos. NGC 1068 seems like a near-perfect environment for this to happen. It is an active galaxy, meaning its central supermassive black hole is gobbling up material and creating powerful radiation as it does so.
The researchers are now working on further refining their analytical methods and upgrading the detector so that we can track more neutrinos and gain a better understanding of how they are made.
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