Scientists discover new source of energetic 'ghost particles'
科學家發現高能「幽靈粒子」的新來源
更新於: 2026年6月22日 上午01:00
Scientists have made groundbreaking progress in understanding neutrinos, subatomic particles nicknamed 'ghost particles' for their ability to pass through matter almost undetected.
科學家在理解微中子（neutrinos）方面取得了開創性的進展。
With nearly zero mass and no electric charge, these particles travel across the universe in straight lines, serving as unique cosmic messengers that reveal the secrets of extreme space phenomena.
這些亞原子粒子因其幾乎能不被察覺地穿過物質的能力，而被暱稱為「幽靈粒子」。
Historically, researchers believed supermassive black holes—specifically blazars—were the primary engines driving high-energy neutrinos.
這些粒子幾乎沒有質量且不帶電荷，能以直線穿行於宇宙，作為獨特的宇宙信使，揭示極端太空現象的秘密。
In 2023, scientists captured the first neutrino-based portrait of our own Milky Way, identifying it as a powerful source.
然而，現代觀測技術，如冰立方微中子天文台（IceCube Observatory）和 KM3NeT 探測器所使用的技術，正描繪出一幅更複雜的圖景。
Even more striking is the 2026 discovery of 'Shadow Blaster,' a distant, star-forming galaxy that suggests massive stars and their violent life cycles are just as capable of producing these particles as black holes.
2023 年，科學家捕捉到了我們銀河系的首張微中子圖像，並確認其為強大的微中子源。
With detectors now recording record-breaking energy levels, we are moving into an era of multimessenger astrophysics.
更引人注目的是 2026 年發現的「暗影爆破者」（Shadow Blaster），這是一個遙遠的恆星形成星系，顯示出大質量恆星及其劇烈的生命週期，產生這些粒子的能力與黑洞不相上下。
By combining neutrino data with traditional light-based telescopes, scientists are successfully mapping the most energetic events in the cosmos, fundamentally changing our understanding of the universe's most elusive building blocks.
隨著探測器不斷記錄到破紀錄的能量水平，我們正邁向多信使天文物理學（multimessenger astrophysics）的時代。
