IceCube – IceCube Neutrino Observatory

IceCube Explained

What exactly is IceCube? How does it use the South Pole ice to see neutrinos from outer space? Image: Yuya Makino, IceCube/NSF

Research Highlights

From neutrino physics to glaciology to dark matter, IceCube science spans a variety of fields.

Meet the Collaboration

The IceCube Collaboration includes hundreds of people from around the world. Image: Yuya Makino, IceCube/NSF

Activities and Resources

Learn more about IceCube by playing a game, making crafts, or reading our comic!

Working at the Pole

IceCube science begins at the South Pole. Image: Yuya Makino, IceCube/NSF

NSF mid-scale award sets off the first extension of IceCube

The IceCube Upgrade project represents the first phase in expanding IceCube for the future. Image: Kathrin Mallot, IceCube/NSF

Happy Valentine’s Day! Love, IceCube

By Staff | 12 Feb, 21 | Outreach |

Show your love and affection for the special people in your life by sending them one of our 2021 IceCube Valentine's Day cards! See [...]

Neutrino astronomy and glaciology meet at IceCube’s Polar Science Workshop

By Madeleine O'Keefe | 21 Jan, 21 | Collaboration Research |

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has a uniquely close relationship with ice. The telescope needs ice—and a lot of it—to detect the astrophysical neutrinos it [...]

Week 6 at the Pole

By Jean DeMerit | 22 Feb, 21 | Life at the Pole |

It’s still light outside, but winter at the South Pole is fast approaching. There were both arrivals and departures last week, and we can [...]