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Published online 22 August 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070820-5
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Low-energy neutrinos spotted
Borexino experiment confirms solar theories.
Low-energy neutrinos from the Sun have been spotted by researchers for the first time. Detecting these solar particles confirms theories about how nuclear fusion occurs within the Sun, and how neutrinos oscillate between different types.
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