Now that’s a nice sun halo! It seems to occupy the whole sky above the IceCube Upgrade seasonal equipment site, on the left, and the IceCube Lab, off to the right. There’s a different, “high-up” view of the same sites shown below, taken from a departing flight last week. Yes, people are still coming and […]
Busy, busy,…busy! There was a lot going on at the Pole last week. The South Pole traverse (SPOT) arrived, delivering much needed fuel along with other cargo. The above image shows the first group of SPOT vehicles arriving over the ice, with additional vehicles off in the distance. In the austral summer, SPOT expeditions run […]
IceCube collaborator and Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) Professor Gwenhaël Wilberts Dewasseige was recently elected to the prestigious Collegium of the Royal Academy of Belgium in the Class of Sciences. The Collegium, a subdivision of the Royal Academy of Belgium, is made up of researchers under the age of 40 who have demonstrated significant achievement […]
Extremely energetic charged particles called cosmic rays are accelerated by violent cosmic objects before raining down on Earth from all directions. Protons and heavier nuclei make up these cosmic rays, which can then collide with other particles in the atmosphere to produce secondary particles that cascade into so-called “air showers.” For more than a century, […]
Last week at the Pole there was a mix of activities. First up was a short visit from a small group of NSF personnel and Congressional staffers. They arrived on a small plane and spent several hours at the Pole—with a tour of the B2 science lab, several presentations, and some outdoor photo ops—before heading […]
It was on the quiet side last week at the Pole. Weather and other delays kept incoming flights to a minimum. Only one LC-130 flight arrived last week, and unfortunately it was not carrying any IceCube cargo, which added to the quietness of the week for IceCube’s summer staff currently at the Pole. Still, there’s […]
It’s almost the new year, which means it’s time for the 2025 IceCube Calendar! Featuring breathtaking photos taken by our winterovers from the past few years, this calendar will teach you something new about the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the South Pole every month. The calendar is available to download in three different sizes in either […]
Business as usual for the start of summer at the South Pole. IceCube’s winterovers had plenty of maintenance operations, including software upgrades, to keep them busy. There were more comings and goings last week at the Pole, with people bidding each other welcome and farewell out on the ice. Indoors, excitement came in the form […]
Summer season at the Pole starts out slowly, with the first small plane to arrive bearing fruit but not many people, but then gains momentum with the arrival of the first LC-130, a larger aircraft able to transport more passengers and cargo. Last week at the Pole, the first LC-130 of the season showed up, […]
The time has come for our current winterovers, Connor and Kalvin, to pass the torch to the new winterovers that arrived at the South Pole in early November. As a winterover, individuals brave the unforgiving environment to spend a year—sometimes longer—at the South Pole, half of which is enveloped in complete darkness. Every year, two […]