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Week 46 at the Pole

The first Basler plane arrived at the South Pole last week, bringing a few newcomers [...]

Week 45 at the Pole

Last week it warmed up a bit at the Pole, rising from about -45 ºF [...]

Meet IceCube’s 2020-2021 winterovers: Josh and Martin

Every year, the IceCube Collaboration sends two winterovers to the South Pole for at least [...]

Week 44 at the Pole

Last week, IceCube’s current winterovers, John and Yuya, officially completed a full year at the [...]

Week 43 at the Pole

It’s a harsh environment at the South Pole. And on windy days, you can really [...]

Week 42 at the Pole

The scene outside the South Pole station—now that there’s sunlight to see by—is rather changed [...]

IceCube at ScienceWriters 2020

Like the vast majority of conferences and meetings this year, ScienceWriters 2020 went virtual in [...]

Week 41 at the Pole

Sunbathing at the South Pole? Well, why not! The sun is out and there’s a [...]

How do astronomers test-drive a telescope?

Graduate student Leslie Taylor helped fine-tune a high-energy gamma-ray telescope this summer. Detecting the Crab [...]

Week 40 at the Pole

The IceCube Lab has accumulated quite a bit of snow over the winter. And that [...]