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  The Nobel Prize in Physics 2002
       
   

Neutrino astronomy

Raymond Davis Jr and Masatoshi Koshiba have developed methods to detect cosmic neutrinos. Their discoveries have opened up the new field of neutrino astronomy - with large implications for particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology.
       
 

Contents:
| Introduction | Neutrino Astronomy | Elusive particles captured in cleaning fluid | Kamiokande captured neutrinos in water | What is a supernova? | What makes the sun shine? | A new view of the universe | X-ray Astronomy | How does an X-ray telescope work? | A violent universe | What happens next? | Further reading | Credits |

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