Category Archives: Life at the Pole
Week 16 at the Pole
Although the sky is not yet dark, auroras appeared for the first time this austral [...]
Week 15 at the Pole
The detector was behaving, so IceCube’s winterovers had sufficient time to fit in a number [...]
Week 14 at the Pole
Didn’t we say the sun had set already? We did. But that doesn’t mean the [...]
Week 13 at the Pole
Who needs the sun when you have a moon like this! This image shows the [...]
Week 12 at the Pole
At the South Pole, you never know whether the skies will be clear enough to [...]
Week 11 at the Pole
Last week was stormy at the Pole, according to IceCube’s winterovers. Guess that’s where these [...]
Week 10 at the Pole
It takes a long time for the sun to set at the South Pole. Maybe [...]
Week 9 at the Pole
The fuel arch under the station is one of the coldest—and creepiest—places at the Pole, [...]
Week 8 at the Pole
A quiet week at the Pole. And when the quiet stems from a well-behaved detector, [...]
Week 7 at the Pole
That’s it—the South Pole station is officially closed for the season. The few remaining summer [...]