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 [...]