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IceCube: Antarctic neutrino detector to get $37 million upgrade

IceCube, the Antarctic neutrino detector that in July of 2018 helped unravel one of the oldest [...]

Week 25 at the Pole

As a thank you for the fine midwinter dinner put together by the galley crew, [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

Winter is aurora season, which means that green tends to dominate the color scheme of [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

A quiet week at the Pole—but that doesn’t mean that nothing happened. First of all, [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

Since the moon was down last week, many winterovers—including IceCube’s—were outside braving the (extreme) cold, [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

A bright swath of auroras extending low across the sky with a clear view of [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

How does slow equal fast? Well, apparently for fire rescue teams, slow mean smooth, and [...]

Sensor from Antarctic observatory IceCube joins Smithsonian collection

A sensor from the enormous Antarctic observatory IceCube has joined the permanent collection of the [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

Look what showed up in the dish pits lately. Hmmm. At least this shark infestation [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

IceCube’s winterovers just sat down to take in the view after finishing up some outdoor [...]