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Most powerful 'ghost particle' ever may have come from a cosmic particle accelerator fed by a black hole
The most powerful 'ghost particle' ever detected may originate from a cosmic particle accelerator powered by a black hole. This high-energy neutrino was likely emitted by a blazar, a type of active galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its core.
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