It’s always a white Christmas at the South Pole. It was also summer solstice at the Pole, and the winterovers got outdoors for some nice shots of the station. […]
Week 50 at the Pole
Life at the Pole
Week 49 at the Pole
Why are the winterovers playing chess out on the ice? The answer might just be a question itself—why not? Yes, it’s cold outside…but you just can’t let the weather get in your way. […]
Week 48 at the Pole
Last week, long-awaited cargo arrived, and just as exciting, the South Pole traverse also showed up. The traverse travels overland to bring fuel to the Pole that would otherwise need to be flown in. […]
Week 47 at the Pole
IceCube was running smoothly last week. But it hasn’t been such smooth sailing this year for cargo arrivals (delays). On the plus side, a supply of IceCube beanie hats arrived! […]
Week 46 at the Pole
Since it’s summer at the Pole, more people are arriving than leaving. However, last week two people departed who had been at the Pole for an extended time—yes, we’re talking about Benjamin Eberhardt and Kathrin Mallot, IceCube’s winterovers for the past year, shown here among the red parkas walking toward the plane above. […]
Week 45 at the Pole
A plane landing in daylight means summer season and new arrivals at the South Pole. So far things have started off busy for IceCube’s new winterovers. […]
Meet Jocelyn Argueta, our 2019 PolarTREC educator
IceCube’s South Pole crew will have another pair of helping hands (and flippers) this summer season: Jocelyn Argueta will be at the Pole from November 30 to December 27 as our 2019 PolarTREC educator. (As for the flippers…keep reading to find out.)
Jocelyn is a bilingual scientist-performer with Phantom Projects Theatre Group in La Mirada, California. She has a Bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of California, Irvine, and has her own show based around her character, Jargie the Science Girl! […]
Week 44 at the Pole
Two fresh faces have arrived at the Pole—IceCube’s next winterovers, John Hardin and Yuya Makino, ready for service. Here is the plane that brought them, a low-flying Basler. […]
Meet Shaun O’Boyle: Photographer of Antarctica
American photographer Shaun O’Boyle is about to embark on his third Antarctic expedition. His unique trips are possible through the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artists and Writers (AAW) Program, which has sent him to McMurdo Station, Palmer Station, and now the South Pole. On this trip, O’Boyle plans on photographing IceCube’s scientific instruments. […]
Week 43 at the Pole
Things “warmed” up a bit at the Pole last week. And there were sun dogs back in the skies and some interesting snow formations on the ground. […]