Yearly Archives: 2016

Week 27 at the Pole

The sky was not disappointing anyone last week at the Pole; it had it all—stars, [...]

Week 26 at the Pole

South Pole, dead of winter, no sun for months. So, that rules out a rainbow [...]

TARGET 5, enabling precision gamma-ray astronomy

The Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) will detect gamma rays with unprecedented precision. To do this, [...]

Week 25 at the Pole

It’s the middle of winter at the South Pole, and not only is it dark [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

Last week, they were observing midwinter at the South Pole station, which traditionally includes a [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

A completed jigsaw puzzle serves as a base for holding a sizeable LEGO creation. This [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

Last week at the Pole the entire winterover crew got together to take a group [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

Station life was quiet last week. Outside, the auroras kept themselves a bit quiet, too. [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

Space: the final frontier. These are the images of IceCube winterover Mack van Rossem. Well, [...]