Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 19 at the Pole

Connor Duffy, IceCube/NSF There they are—those big, expansive, colorful auroras that seem to fill the [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

Connor Duffy, IceCube/NSF A very large moon halo dominated the sky, here seen above the [...]

Week 17 at the Pole

Kevin Zagorski, SPT/NSF When it’s really cold outside—like with temperatures approaching -100°F!—it’s nice to have [...]

Week 16 at the Pole

Connor Duffy, IceCube/NSF Even though sunset is always a slow and gradual process at the [...]

Week 15 at the Pole

Kalvin Moschkau, IceCube/NSF The sun officially set weeks ago at the South Pole, but look [...]

Week 14 at the Pole

Connor Duffy, IceCube/NSF What better way to enjoy a sunset than sitting atop a frozen [...]

Week 12 at the Pole

Connor Duffy, IceCube/NSF Ahhh—the twilight sky! The sun has officially set, but the light lingers [...]

Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla receives prestigious 2021-2022 Rajib Goyal Prize

Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla was recently awarded the 2021-2022 Rajib Goyal Prize in Physical Sciences, which [...]

Week 11 at the Pole

Kevin Zagorski, SPT/NSF It was another busy week at the Pole, with many trips out [...]