Category Archives: Life at the Pole

Week 28 at the Pole

It’s dark at the Pole, and even a headlamp’s light only goes so far. Paths [...]

Week 27 at the Pole

They’re watching something—but what? This is the communications (or “Comms”) office at the South Pole [...]

Week 26 at the Pole

Ah, the 4th of July—barbecues everywhere, even at the South Pole. But, not only is [...]

Week 25 at the Pole

IceCube winterover Erik Beiser was captured in the above image silhouetted by the rising moon [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

If you blur your vision slightly, the green tablecloth might be mistaken as grass and [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

South Pole … greenhouse? That’s right. One of the coldest places on the planet hosts [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

They’re getting fancy at the Pole—wide angles showing off curves and long exposures leaving star [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

Is that the sun or the moon? That’s the moon alright—since it’s still winter at [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

The auroras have been been bright and lively lately. And even though this one curves [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

Last week was fairly quiet as far as the IceCube detector went—no major happenings there. [...]