2014

IceCube announces the discovery of the highest energy neutrino at the time

On September 2, 2014, the IceCube Collaboration published a paper in Physical Review Letters describing the detection of the highest energy neutrino ever observed at the time. The 2-PeV event was nicknamed Big Bird.

A 2-PeV energy neutrino, the highest energy neutrino at the time of discovery.
A 2-PeV energy neutrino, the highest energy neutrino at the time of discovery. It was nicknamed Big Bird.