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Breakthrough: Highest-Energy Neutrino Linked to Black Holes

9/30/2025

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The KM3NeT Collaboration detected the highest-energy neutrino to date, linked to Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) in MIT researchers' study.
The study ties neutrinos to Hawking Radiation, Hawking's 1974 theory.
PBHs could emit around 1020 neutrinos when exploding, explaining KM3NeT and IceCube detections.
About 1,000 PBHs explode per cubic parsec in the Milky Way; 2,000 AU from Earth could be detectable.

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Story summary

The KM3NeT Collaboration detected the highest-energy neutrino to date, linked to Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) in MIT researchers' study.
The study ties neutrinos to Hawking Radiation, Hawking's 1974 theory.
PBHs could emit around 1020 neutrinos when exploding, explaining KM3NeT and IceCube detections.
About 1,000 PBHs explode per cubic parsec in the Milky Way; 2,000 AU from Earth could be detectable.