Which organization awarded Masatoshi Koshiba the Nobel Prize?
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The Swedish Academy of Sciences
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The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Masatoshi Koshiba by the Swedish Academy of Sciences for his pivotal contributions to the detection and study of cosmic neutrinos, which are subatomic particles that originate from various sources in the universe, including supernovae and black holes. His groundbreaking work advanced our understanding of the cosmos and opened new avenues for exploring the fundamental processes governing the universe.
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