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Neutrinos: A Cursed Subatomic Particle? An experiment confirms that a weird tribe of particles known as neutrinos actually change from one form into another as they journey about the cosmos. Neutrinos seem to pass through any object. If that's really the case, are neutrinos cursed to wander the universe in solitude forever?

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Neutrinos: A Cursed Subatomic Particle?

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Neutrinos: A Cursed Subatomic Particle?

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A beam of exotic particles get focused by this device. Eventually the particles decay, producing neutrinos. Peter Ginter hide caption

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Peter Ginter

A beam of exotic particles get focused by this device. Eventually the particles decay, producing neutrinos.

Peter Ginter

An experiment in the Midwest confirms that a weird tribe of particles known as neutrinos actually change from one form into another as they journey about the cosmos. Once neutrinos are made, they pass through just about everything -- including plants, rocks, people and planets -- without leaving a mark. If that's really the case, are neutrinos cursed to wander the universe in solitude, forever?