Category Archives: News

Week 3 at the Pole

When traveling to the South Pole, you have to be prepared for delays. But last [...]

Week 2 at the Pole

Four new arrivals reported to the South Pole ready for duty after experiencing considerable travel [...]

Week 1 at the Pole

Now you see it, now you don’t. These images show the spot of the geographical [...]

Week 52 at the Pole

Every New Year’s Day, they have a celebration at the Pole in which they plant [...]

Week 51 at the Pole

Last week saw the arrival of IceCube’s second winterover, Mack van Rossem, finally (an unusual [...]

Week 50 at the Pole

It was a rather busy week at the Pole. Besides people coming and going, there [...]

Five years since IceCube Neutrino Observatory completion

Decades ago, the aspiration to build a kilometer-scale neutrino detector at the South Pole seemed [...]

Week 49 at the Pole

We’ve discussed sastrugi before, but this one deserves special attention for its shape. It sure [...]

Week 48 at the Pole

The number of IceCube personnel at the South Pole station during the past few summers [...]

Week 47 at the Pole

We weren’t kidding that there are a lot of training sessions for activities at the [...]