Still light outside after the sun has set? Well, it does take a while for the sunlight to completely diminish—the entire process takes weeks, going through several stages of twilight. […]
Week 13 at the Pole
Life at the Pole
Week 12 at the Pole
Now that the sun has set, indoor leisure activities have taken hold. It turns out the station gym is just big enough for last week’s new sport, wiffle ball. […]
Week 11 at the Pole
It finally happened—the lowering sun disappeared below the horizon at the South Pole, leaving everything in dusk. […]
Week 10 at the Pole
So, is it a watercolor or a photograph? Well, it is a photograph, but the hazy bands of color in the sky make it definitely reminiscent of a watercolor. […]
Week 9 at the Pole
With temperatures around –50 °C (–58 °F) and winds at 15 knots (over 17 mph), there’s no getting around the frosty face look when you’re out walking around at the South Pole. […]
Summer at the South Pole: 2019-2020 season recap
This summer season, IceCube sent more than 30 people from 12 institutions to the Pole to work on a variety of tasks to maintain and upgrade the observatory. Despite a number of delays, the IceCube team got a lot done in a short amount of time. […]
Week 8 at the Pole
After the South Pole station closes for the winter, the remaining winter crew has a few short weeks to take care of any outdoor business before the sun sets and leaves them in darkness for months. […]
Week 7 at the Pole
A few aircraft stopped at the South Pole last week for refueling. The plane here is a Basler BT-67, flying for the Australian Antarctic Program. […]
Week 6 at the Pole
So that’s it—the station has officially closed, leaving 42 individuals at the Pole to take care of business during the winter months. […]
Week 5 at the Pole
Since the sun will soon be gone for quite a long stretch, you might as well try to get as much of it while you can. Last week, IceCube winterover Yuya did just that with his camera, capturing a nice time-lapse of the sun around midnight that made a little “smile” in the sky. […]