Category Archives: News
Week 9 at the Pole
With temperatures around –50 °C (–58 °F) and winds at 15 knots (over 17 mph), [...]
Summer at the South Pole: 2019-2020 season recap
This summer season, IceCube sent more than 30 people from 12 institutions to the Pole [...]
Week 8 at the Pole
After the South Pole station closes for the winter, the remaining winter crew has a [...]
Week 7 at the Pole
A few aircraft stopped at the South Pole last week for refueling. The plane here [...]
Week 6 at the Pole
So that’s it—the station has officially closed, leaving 42 individuals at the Pole to take [...]
Week 5 at the Pole
Since the sun will soon be gone for quite a long stretch, you might as [...]
Week 4 at the Pole
The last of IceCube’s summer crew have departed from the South Pole, leaving IceCube winterovers [...]
Researchers continue to narrow in on dark matter
There are theories that say neutrinos—shy, lightweight fundamental particles—may provide the key to understanding dark [...]
Week 3 at the Pole
Last week the IceCube team completed their planned upgrades for the radio and scintillator arrays. [...]
Week 2 at the Pole
Although summer is coming to an end, it’s not over yet. Planes are still flying [...]