While the discovery itself is exciting, the scientists say the novel neutrinos will ultimately help illuminate the Sun’s mysterious core. As well as all the other star cores in the universe.
Scientists utilizing the Borexino neutrino observatory in Italy say they’ve detected a previously unobserved type of solar neutrino. These newly detected neutrinos—or near-massless subatomic particles—are produced by the “secondary” part of the Sun’s nuclear-fusion cycle.