Category Archives: Life at the Pole
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. [...]
Week 18 at the Pole
With the sun gone, they can cover up their windows all they want to prevent [...]
Week 17 at the Pole
Winterovers at the South Pole keep their emergency response skills fresh by holding regular drills. [...]
Week 16 at the Pole
IceCube’s winterovers spend about thirteen months at the South Pole, trained for and ready to [...]