Extensive media coverage of neutrino with highest energy ever measured

13 February 2025

On 12 February, a live-stream from Amsterdam, Paris and Rome announced the detection of a neutrino with the highest energy ever measured. This result was published in the leading journal Nature, and even made it to the cover.

Read the press release

The media coverage was substantial. Below is a list of links to coverage in the national and international press.

National:

NRC (With Nikhef KM3NeT-programme leader Dorothea Samtleben and Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer: https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/02/12/detector-in-aanbouw-meet-bij-sicilie-het-meest-energierijke-neutrino-ooit-a4882850

Volkskrant (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.volkskrant.nl/wetenschap/wetenschappers-vangen-meest-energierijke-spookdeeltje-ooit-gemeten~b8b2f28d/

NOS (with ex-Nikhef-PhD student Rasa Muller): https://nos.nl/artikel/2555599-neutrino-met-hoogste-energie-ooit-gedetecteerd-dachten-wel-dat-ze-bestonden

De Ingenieur (with Nikhef engineer Edward Berbee): https://deingenieur.nl/artikelen/succes-voor-onderzees-meetnetwerk

Nu.nl: https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/6345695/wetenschappers-ontdekken-mysterieus-deeltje-met-extreem-veel-energie.html

Alles over Sterrenkunde: https://www.allesoversterrenkunde.nl/!/actueel/nieuws/_detail/gli/eerste-detectie-van-een-ultra-energetisch-neutrino/

New Scientist (with Nikhef’s KM3NeT-programme leader Dorothea Samtleben and Nikhef researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.newscientist.nl/nieuws/meest-energieke-neutrino-ooit-knalt-zich-in-de-kijker-van-diepzeedetector/
Scientias (with Nikhef’s KM3NeT deputy programme leader Paul de Jong): https://scientias.nl/recordbrekend-deeltje-energie/

Radio/podcasts:

Nieuws & Co (from 1hr-16min. Dutch only), with ex-Nikhef-PhD student Rasa Muller: https://www.nporadio1.nl/uitzendingen/nieuws-en-co/9d9abbcb-43ce-45cc-bcc2-859cdc253717/2025-02-12-nieuws-en-co

Volkskrant podcast: https://www.volkskrant.nl/podcasts/waarom-wetenschappers-zo-opgewonden-zijn-over-een-nieuw-spookdeeltje~b5bb153e/

International:

New York Times (with Nikhef researchers Paul de Jong and Aart Heijboer: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/science/astrophysics-universe-neutrinos.html

Washington Post (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025/02/12/neutrino-cosmos-universe-astonomers/

Scientific American (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-most-energetic-neutrino-ever-seen-makes-a-mediterranean-splash/

CNN (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/12/science/energetic-neutrino-particle-detection/index.html

Reuters (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.reuters.com/science/high-energy-cosmic-neutrino-detected-under-mediterranean-sea-2025-02-12/

New Scientist: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2468121-record-breaking-neutrino-spotted-tearing-through-the-mediterranean-sea/

Physics (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/35

ABC news (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/deep-sea-neutrino-telescope-spots-energetic-ghost-particle-118738655

AP News (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://apnews.com/article/high-energy-neutrino-ghost-particle-c8177a5eabdcab2fd045d92e872e1fb1

Straits Times/Reuters (with Nikhef-researcher Aart Heijboer): https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/high-energy-cosmic-neutrino-detected-under-mediterranean-sea

The Economist: https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/02/12/a-neutrino-telescope-spots-the-signs-of-something-cataclysmic