Category Archives: Life at the Pole

Week 26 at the Pole

The official midwinter date is a big event in Antarctica. The various stations throughout the [...]

Week 25 at the Pole

That’s the setting moon in the background and a snow-covered Scott tent in the foreground—the [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

The moon shines over the power plant just outside the South Pole station, illuminating the [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

The moon is back up at the South Pole and casting its bright glow on [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

"Good auroras this week." I’d say. Here you can see them over the South Pole [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

Not only is it cold, but it even looks cold—notice the flag flapping wildly in [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

There may be no sun but that’s a pretty bright moon. The Super Moon, or [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

A relatively quiet week at the Pole. Cold, too, although no record breakers. That happened [...]

Week 17 at the Pole

Seems like it was a busy week at the Pole for IceCube’s winterovers. They participated [...]