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Three winterovers posing for camera in the IceCube Lab at the South Pole.
Week 3 at the Pole

Last week was fairly quiet at the Pole. The IceCube winterovers dealt with a few [...]

Week 2 at the Pole

Karsten Look, NSF Last week was generally busy at the Pole. There were lots of [...]

Person walking in distance under bright sun with sun halo.
Week 1 at the Pole

Sun halos have been plentiful the last few weeks at the South Pole. Above we [...]

Week 52 at the Pole

Wenceslas Marie-Sainte, IceCube/NSF Last week was the “last” (52nd) week of the year at the [...]

Group of a dozen or so people walking or running in a race on the ice at the South Pole.
Week 51 at the Pole

A lot happened at the Pole last week, even though there aren’t a lot of [...]

Side view of an LC-130 plane on the ice after landing at the South Pole.
Week 50 at the Pole

Last week was generally busy at the South Pole. The first LC-130 of the season [...]

Sun halo filling the sky above snow tractor traverse hauling fuel across the ice.
Week 49 at the Pole

It’s always exciting to see the South Pole traverse show up at the Pole. SPOT, [...]

Week 48 at the Pole

Joshua Leyba, NSF It was a busy week at the Pole. Last year’s IceCube winterovers, [...]

Long tables laid out with formal dinnerware in the South Pole station galley.
Week 47 at the Pole

Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the US and as such is celebrated at the [...]

Group photo gathered around the geographic South Pole sign with pride flags.
Week 46 at the Pole

Last week was busy at the South Pole—and cold, too, even though it’s summer there. [...]