Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 38 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF It was sunrise last week at the Pole. But first, let’s take [...]

Week 37 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF Sunrise is a prolonged event at the South Pole. But even though [...]

Week 36 at the Pole

Martin Wolf, IceCube/NSF It was a relatively quiet one last week at the Pole. IceCube’s [...]

Dark sector flag line with pinkish sky at twilight.
Week 35 at the Pole

It’s now bright enough to see your way around outside at the Pole, which is [...]

South Pole station with brightening sky at twilight.
Week 34 at the Pole

Last week was a quiet one for IceCube, and the detector operated with a maximum [...]

Icy barren landscape at South Pole with bright moon on horizon
Week 33 at the Pole

Last week, some of the winterovers walked out to the End of the World—that’s what [...]

Front view of the IceCube Lab at twilight, stars in sky and sunlight just barely on horizon.
Week 32 at the Pole

Some weeks at the Pole are busier than others, and last week was one of [...]

Early sunrise behing the flags at the ceremonial South Pole.
Week 31 at the Pole

It’s getting obviously lighter outside, but thanks to clear skies (and intrepid winterover-photographers), we are [...]

Josh with huge, stacked cheeseburger in front of him, and with mouth wide open as if about to devour it.
Week 30 at the Pole

Lots of fun was being had last week at the Pole. First up, there was [...]

Week 29 at the Pole

Lisa Minelli-Endlich, GSC Last week was the annual Polympics—just like the real Olympics, only … [...]