Category Archives: IceCube

The U.S. National Science Foundation renews NSF IceCube operation and maintenance contract

The NSF IceCube Lab is seen under a starry, night sky, with the Milky Way [...]

Probing the Earth’s interior using atmospheric neutrinos

The properties of the interior of the Earth remain one of science’s greatest unsolved mysteries. [...]

Thirteenth edition of IceCube Masterclass connects students with scientists

More than 20 IceCube institutions hosted 200 students in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, and the [...]

WIPAC scientists observe a spectral change in the astrophysical neutrino flux

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, embedded in a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, searches for weakly [...]

IceCube Neutrino Observatory gets a major upgrade beneath the ice

This story has been modified by one originally published by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After [...]

Prof. Francis Halzen honored with the 2026 APS Medal

This story was originally published by APS Physics. By studying neutrinos, “you could see things [...]

Exploring the universe through a new astrophysics video game

A still from Project Hercules. Credit: Sarah Gagnon “Project Hercules” is the latest educational video [...]

Promotions for three WIPAC faculty

This story was originally published by the University of Wisconsin–Madison physics department. Congratulations to Associate [...]

Students reach for the cosmos in IceCube Cosmic-Ray Summer Program

Participants in front of the Yerkes Observatory. Courtesy of Paolo Desiati Over six weeks in [...]