Week 25 at the Pole

Last week the IceCube detector had almost perfect uptime. There was also a continuing poker [...]

Week 24 at the Pole

What a busy week at the Pole. It was Midwinter there, marking the halfway point [...]

Week 23 at the Pole

The moon was up last week, making it quite bright outside—it almost looks like sunshine. [...]

Week 22 at the Pole

Another busy week for IceCube’s winterovers—they were paged several times to deal with crashes and [...]

Week 21 at the Pole

Last week, IceCube’s winterovers were quite busy. There were a few battery and other power [...]

WIPAC scientists lead UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative award

Kael Hanson, WIPAC director and a professor of physics at UW–Madison, has been awarded a [...]

Week 20 at the Pole

Last week at the Pole saw the start of a new physics run and some [...]

The IC86-2017 physics run: better neutrino alerts and a brand-new monitoring system

It’s that time of the year. Down at the South Pole, our team is in [...]

Week 19 at the Pole

There are privileges that come with winterovering at the South Pole. Being able to step [...]

Week 18 at the Pole

If you find yourself at the South Pole, and the sky above you is sparkling [...]