Neutrinos discovered in Mediterranean Sea

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Scientists have discovered neutrino particles under the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily (Italy).

About discovery of neutrinos in Mediterranean Sea:

Neutrino particles have been discovered in the Mediterranean Sea by scientists under the KM3NeT (Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope) project.
The recently discovered neutrino particles are 30 times more energetic than any other neutrino particles known so far.
These neutrinos are 10,000 times more energetic than the particles produced by the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator in Geneva.
Scientists have identified 12 supermassive black holes at the center of distant galaxies actively devouring nearby matter as possible origin points of the neutrinos detected under the Mediterranean Sea.
However, this neutrino can also originate from some other source.

Also know

KM3NeT Project

The KM3NeT project consists of two large neutrino detectors on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea. These detectors are still under construction and have not reached their full capacity.
A detector called ARCA (Astroparticle Research with Cosmics in the Abyss) is located at a depth of 3.4 km near Sicily, which is designed to detect high-energy neutrinos.
A detector called ORCA (Oscillation Research with Cosmics in the Abyss) is located at a depth of 2.4 km near Provence, France, which is designed to detect low-energy neutrinos.

About Neutrinos:

Small subatomic particles are called neutrinos.
Neutrinos were first discovered in 2013.
They are produced by the interaction of protons (subatomic particles) and nuclear energy (atoms).
There are three types of neutrinos: Electron, Muon and Tau.

Key features:

They are chargeless and massless particles that are produced from cosmic ray sources.
They help in detecting cosmic ray sources.
These particles can pass through any matter in space like stars, planets etc. without any hindrance.
These particles are also known by the nickname "Ghost Particles".