Category Archives: News

Week 24 at the Pole

Everything that has a beginning and an end has a middle, too—and that goes for [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

They got some great outdoor photos last week under bright moonlight—no headlamps needed to walk [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

Submitted ideas for the next pole marker are on display. The winterovers will vote on [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

OK, so the weather’s cold (June average of -64° F), but there was lots of [...]

UW–Madison scientists play instrumental role in proving viability of innovative gamma-ray telescope

Scientists in the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) consortium have detected gamma rays from the Crab [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

It’s cold at the South Pole, no matter how you slice and dice it. And [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

Last week was a relatively quiet week at the Pole. Well, quiet as far as [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

The recent photos from the Pole reflect a peacefulness outside, with the impending darkness of [...]

UW–Madison astrophysicists donate computing resources to aid COVID-19 research

Some of WIPAC's computing resources are beingused to simulate protein folding of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus responsible [...]

Week 17 at the Pole

The skies are getting darker as the period of twilight comes to an end. As [...]