Week 28 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF The object in the image below, propped up on a bench for [...]
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Week 27 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF Action shot! In honor of the FIFA World Cup, IceCube winterovers Alicia [...]
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Week 26 at the Pole
Francisco Quiros, NSF Bad weather has never looked so good. A bright moon and red [...]
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Week 25 at the Pole
Luke Longren, NSF Midwinter has finally arrived at the Pole, and along with it the [...]
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Week 24 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF IceCube’s winterovers had plenty of maintenance activities and detector calibrations, for both [...]
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Week 23 at the Pole
The moon was out (nice and bright!), and a strong line of auroras crossed the [...]
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Week 22 at the Pole
The South Pole elevated station houses living quarters for its residents, which includes a large [...]
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Week 21 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole, the winterovers enjoyed some incredible auroras. And we were reminded [...]
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Week 20 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF Pickleball is a sport that’s had a major growth spurt in recent [...]
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Week 19 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF The moon was still out and bright last week at the Pole. [...]
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Week 18 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF A full moon was out last week at the Pole, here seen [...]
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Week 17 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF Daily life remains busy at the South Pole for IceCube’s winterovers. In [...]
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Week 16 at the Pole
Matt Yoder, NSF Last week brought more colors to the sky—purple and green in addition [...]
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Week 15 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF Now there’s a sight! A funneled view on the IceCube Lab at [...]
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Week 14 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF Twilight at the South Pole is a long, drawn-out process that lasts [...]
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Week 13 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF When weather at the South Pole isn’t favorable for nice sunset photos, [...]
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WIPAC scientists observe a spectral change in the astrophysical neutrino flux
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, embedded in a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, searches for weakly [...]
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Week 12 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF Last week at the Pole, they had mixed weather for viewing the [...]
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Week 11 at the Pole
John DellaCosta, NSF The sun is low, but it’s still there…hanging just above the IceCube [...]
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Week 10 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF Look at that sky! It may be bright and sunny, but those [...]
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Week 9 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF The sun is still out, but it is definitely sinking in the [...]
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Week 8 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF IceCube’s winterovers were kept busy last week with ongoing Upgrade freeze-in activities [...]
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Week 7 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF The South Pole station officially closed for winter last week, although they’re [...]
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IceCube Neutrino Observatory gets a major upgrade beneath the ice
This story has been modified by one originally published by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After [...]
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Week 6 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF Does the IceCube Lab seem a little different, maybe a little lonely? [...]
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Week 5 at the Pole
Kaitlyn O’Brien, ASC/NSF Last week at the Pole brought a couple of rare (or first-time) [...]
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Week 4 at the Pole
IceCube/NSF What if you were trapped inside a D-Egg, with a group of people smiling [...]
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Week 3 at the Pole
Johannes Werthebach, IceCube/NSF The IceCube Upgrade drill camp was still in operation last week. Above [...]
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Week 2 at the Pole
Camille Parisel, IceCube/NSF There’s been activity of all kinds at the South Pole lately, but [...]
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Week 1 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF The South Pole moves every year. Well, it does in a sense, [...]
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Week 51 at the Pole
Yuya Makino, IceCube/NSF Some weeks are more exciting than others. Last week at the Pole, [...]
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Week 50 at the Pole
Colton Hill, IceCube/NSF If you don’t know what your head weighs, there are ways to [...]
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Week 49 at the Pole
Robert Anthony, IceCube/NSF The IceCube population at the South Pole is high right now for [...]
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Week 48 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF Last week was very busy with computer upgrades, including operating system and [...]
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Prof. Francis Halzen honored with the 2026 APS Medal
This story was originally published by APS Physics. By studying neutrinos, “you could see things [...]
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Week 47 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF The South Pole is not immune to trash. Trash accumulates there just [...]
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Week 46 at the Pole
Alicia Fattorini, IceCube/NSF IceCube’s new winterovers Alicia and Camille had an active week at the [...]
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Week 45 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF In with the old, out with the new. [Wait a minute, strike [...]
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Week 44 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF When it rains, it pours—five planes arrived last week at the Pole. [...]
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Week 43 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF The first flight bringing summer crew to the South Pole finally arrived. [...]
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Week 42 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF Things were quieter at the Pole last week than they might have [...]
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Week 41 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF Someone has to be first. This season, the first plane to arrive [...]
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Week 40 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF The summer season personnel have not yet begun arriving at the Pole, [...]
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Exploring the universe through a new astrophysics video game
A still from Project Hercules. Credit: Sarah Gagnon “Project Hercules” is the latest educational video [...]
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Week 39 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF The sun is up, but it’s still quite low on the horizon. [...]
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Week 38 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF Antarctica has sometimes been referred to as the end of the world. [...]
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Week 37 at the Pole
Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF Yes, the sun has officically risen at the Pole. But it happened [...]
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