Week 7 at the Pole
Last week, with the IceCube detector behaving well, winterovers Benjamin and Kathrin had a bit [...]
Week 6 at the Pole
Tradition is strong at the South Pole, and last week was validation of that. After [...]
Week 5 at the Pole
Time flies, even at the South Pole. The winterover staff are getting ready for the [...]
CTA prototype telescope records first light and first particle showers
Less than a week after its inauguration on January 17, 2019, the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder telescope [...]
Week 4 at the Pole
IceCube winterovers Benjamin and Kathrin are showing off a thermometer reading from last week, when [...]
Week 3 at the Pole
Flight delays are not uncommon at the South Pole, which can be frustrating. But sometimes [...]
Week 2 at the Pole
Even though the end of the summer season feels like it’s fast approaching, things have [...]
Gamma-ray telescope ready for prime time
A new telescope, part of an international effort to develop and build the world’s largest, [...]
Week 1 at the Pole
There were different groups of South Pole visitors last week—some human, and some not. The [...]
Week 53 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole started in 2018 but ended in 2019. What better way [...]