A black hole is matter so dense, that nothing, not even light, can escape its gravitational pull. A cubic centimeter might weigh as much as the Earth. So, envision two of these heavy objects colliding, and you get an idea of the amount of energy that could be released. Neutrinos are thought to be products of such a collision. It can search for the birth of supernova explosions and the birth of super-massive black holes in the center of distant galaxies, according to Morse's proposal to the National Science Foundation, which pays for this unique research project.
Neutrinos are nearly massless atomic particles that carry a lot of energy in small packages.
But there's a problem detecting them. They have no charge. They don't react with anything and are nearly impossible to track. But they head out in a straight line from whatever violent reaction produced them. Billions of them pass through the Earth every day.