Skip to content Universe Today Space and astronomy news Menu Videos Newsletter Podcast Contact Us Support Us Log in Underwater neutrino detectors take advantage of location to track these fast particles . This is an artist's impression of a KM3NeT installation in the Mediterranean . Chinese scientists hope to build a bigger underwater neutrino telescope in the next few years . Courtesy Edward Berbee Nikhef . Posted on March 30, 2023 March 30, 2023 by Carolyn Collins Petersen Plans are Underway to Build a 30 Cubic Kilometer Neutrino Telescope How do astronomers look for neutrinos These small , massless particles whiz through the universe at very close to the speed of light . They’ve been studied since the 1950s and detecting them provides work for a range of very interesting . observatories