How does slow equal fast? Well, apparently for fire rescue teams, slow mean smooth, and smooth means fast. Last week, the teams competed for time in donning their gear and saving colleagues from across the gym. […]
Week 20 at the Pole
Life at the Pole
Week 19 at the Pole
Look what showed up in the dish pits lately. Hmmm. At least this shark infestation poses no real danger. […]
Week 18 at the Pole
IceCube’s winterovers just sat down to take in the view after finishing up some outdoor IceAct snow accumulation measurements. It was a view worth sitting down for. But for a relatively quiet week at the Pole, they still found themselves with plenty to do. […]
Week 17 at the Pole
It’s still not completely dark, but we know that eventually, and soon enough, the darkness will come to envelope everything. […]
Week 16 at the Pole
The extreme environment of the South Pole poses numerous challenges for those who work there, especially during the winter. One difficulty is simply dealing with things that break. You can’t just order a replacement online. […]
Week 15 at the Pole
It’s not the first aurora of the season, but it is the first one to be captured on camera by IceCube winterover Kathrin—a pretty, swirling aurora along the horizon, with a bright moon illuminating the icy surface from above. […]
Week 14 at the Pole
The sky was still bright enough last week to take a photo of an ozone balloon launch, the first one to send up a special plastic balloon in the hopes of a better survival as it ascends in the cold atmosphere. […]
Week 13 at the Pole
There’s still just a bit of sunlight lingering, as seen in the image—what’s not so easily discernible in the image are the stars, but the winterovers report having seen them for the first time in months. […]
Week 12 at the Pole
Although the sun has set and winter has begun, it takes a while before it actually gets dark at the South Pole. Twilight is a prolonged process there, lasting weeks. Here there’s still plenty of daylight to see the station as it starts to look nice and frosty without direct sunlight. […]
Week 11 at the Pole
IceCube’s winterovers had the good luck to enjoy clear weather last week. They were able to capture some dramatic photos of the sunset. […]