Category Archives: News

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 [...]

Week 16 at the Pole

Now that they’re here (they = auroras), we’ll likely see a lot of them. Which [...]

Week 15 at the Pole

There’s a first time for everything, including seeing an aurora waft across the winter sky [...]

Week 14 at the Pole

Although there is still a bit of light from the sun far below the horizon, [...]