Author Archives: Jean DeMerit

Week 28 at the Pole

It was a busy week all around at the Pole. The IceCube detector itself had [...]

Week 27 at the Pole

The second annual Polympics (Pole Olympics) began last week at the Pole. This event is [...]

Week 26 at the Pole

Last week, IceCube's winterovers spent time outdoors taking advantage of the photogenic night skies.

Week 25 at the Pole

As a thank you for the fine midwinter dinner put together by the galley crew, [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

Winter is aurora season, which means that green tends to dominate the color scheme of [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

A quiet week at the Pole—but that doesn’t mean that nothing happened. First of all, [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

Since the moon was down last week, many winterovers—including IceCube’s—were outside braving the (extreme) cold, [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

A bright swath of auroras extending low across the sky with a clear view of [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

How does slow equal fast? Well, apparently for fire rescue teams, slow mean smooth, and [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

Look what showed up in the dish pits lately. Hmmm. At least this shark infestation [...]