IceCube reveals neutrinos emanating from galactic neighbor with a gigantic black hole. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Roma Tre Univ.
IceCube performs the first search for neutrinos from novae
White dwarfs are very dense, compact objects that are one of the possibilities for the final evolutionary state of stars. If they happen to be in a binary system with another companion star, the white dwarf may pull material from the companion star onto its surface. In this case, if [...]
IceCube launches machine learning competition for event reconstruction
The IceCube Collaboration, in conjunction with Kaggle, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Munich Data Science Institute (MDSI), the Collaborative Research Center SFB 1258, Excellence Cluster ORIGINS, and PUNCH4NFDI, announces the launch of the IceCube - Neutrinos in Deep Ice project. This outreach project invites everyone to present a machine [...]
Week 3 at the Pole
As far as sun dogs go, these are hard to beat. Maybe IceCube winterover Hrvoje has a way of attracting sundogs? He took the photo above, and last month, he posed in front of sun dogs for winterover Marc to capture the shot. Since it’s summer at the Pole, people [...]