Another successful field season for IceCube Upgrade.
A view of the IceCube Lab with the heated structures from the second field season for the IceCube Upgrade. Credit: Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
Prof. Francis Halzen honored with the 2026 APS Medal
Beneath 1.5 kilometers of ice near the geographic South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is on the hunt for ghost particles. As the world’s first gigaton neutrino detector, IceCube is used by astrophysicists to better understand cosmic objects by observing the neutrinos — abundant, nearly massless, and mysterious elementary particles — that…
Upgrade Update #7
They’re getting close to drilling at the South Pole. Last week saw a continued influx of IceCube personnel, including some drillers and integration experts. The week’s primary focus was taking stock and working on final tasks in each work area. Crews tested the brakes on the large reel for the…
Week 48 at the Pole
Last week was very busy with computer upgrades, including operating system and firmware updates along with lots of machine rebooting. A challenging task, the “reboot-athon” was split up over several days. IceCube’s winterovers and seasonal crew welcomed additional arrivals last week. They also watched the South Pole Overland Traverse, or…
Nora Valtonen-Matilla
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