Week 53 at the Pole

Out with the old, in with the new. This might pertain to many things as [...]

Week 52 at the Pole

The Race Around the World, an approximately two-mile course at the South Pole, is one [...]

Wisconsin or Antarctica?

The polar vortex that has enveloped the Midwest has created an interesting scenario: temperatures in [...]

Week 51 at the Pole

The summer season isn’t long at the South Pole, from about late October through early [...]

WIPAC professor Stefan Westerhoff named 2013 APS fellow

Stefan Westerhoff, University of Wisconsin–Madison physics professor and faculty member at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle [...]

Week 50 at the Pole

It was a week filled with movement outdoors. First up, snow needed to be moved. [...]

IceCube awarded the 2013 Breakthrough of the Year

The IceCube Lab in March, 2013. Apart from the U.S. flag, the flags from Chile [...]

Week 49 at the Pole

It looks like IceCube winterover Ian Rees is practicing a good luge position, but he’s [...]

Neutrino telescope shines light on the last glaciation

From the most remote location on Earth, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory peers into deep space. [...]

BigData project uses gaming hardware to tackle radio data challenges

Large physics experiments are often developed in remote areas: the vast plains of Argentina, a [...]