Recently, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on 6 October 2026 that the Nobel Prize in Physics would be awarded to Belgian-American physicist Francis Halzen. He has been honoured for his visionary leadership in the development of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and his decisive contribution to the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin. This achievement is considered significant in the development of modern astrophysics and multi-messenger astronomy.