Mon Feb 24 10:25:26 UTC 2025: ## UAE Scientist Contributes to Discovery of Record-Breaking “Ghost Particle”
**Geneva, Switzerland** – An international team of scientists, including Dr. Satyendra Thoudam of Khalifa University in the UAE, has announced the detection of the highest-energy neutrino ever recorded. This groundbreaking discovery, published in *Nature*, was made using the KM3NeT neutrino telescope located deep in the Mediterranean Sea.
The ultra-high-energy neutrino, possessing 30 times more energy than any previously detected, offers astrophysicists a new lens through which to view the universe. Dr. Thoudam described the energy as “100 million billion times the energy of visible light.”
Neutrinos, nicknamed “ghost particles” due to their negligible interaction with matter, are born from extreme cosmic events like supernovae and black hole collisions. Their ability to travel vast distances nearly unimpeded makes them invaluable messengers from the distant universe. This latest detection opens up new avenues for studying the sources of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays and their propagation through space, a long-standing challenge in astrophysics. The research team, comprising over 300 scientists from more than 20 countries, believes that neutrinos can provide unprecedented insights into the most energetic processes in the cosmos.
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