10 March 2021, 1:05 pm EST By
high-energy particle IceCube observatory
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A major breakthrough has been recorded by scientists after they've watched a high-energy particle speed through the Earth. The said particle fell towards Earth back in December 2016, making its way from space almost the speed of light.
As the high-energy particle flew into Earth, it hit an electron buried inside an ice sheet at Antarctica, thus producing a particle that decayed into a host of secondary particles.
Particle recorded by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
The particles were picked up by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a unique massive telescope buried underneath the Antarctic surface.