Although there is still a bit of light from the sun far below the horizon, the skies are dark, and the brightest object in the sky last week was the moon. […]
Week 14 at the Pole
#IceCubeAtHome
Want to explore and learn more about IceCube from the comfort of your own home? Check out the following resources and activities for you to engage in without leaving the house. […]
Week 13 at the Pole
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 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. […]
Pulsar wind nebulae explored as possible cosmic-ray accelerators
In a paper recently submitted to The Astrophysical Journal, the IceCube Collaboration outlines an analysis that searched for neutrino emission from 35 pulsar wind nebulae in 9.5 years of IceCube data. They did not find any significant correlation, so the researchers set upper limits on total neutrino emission from these objects. […]
IceCube and COVID-19
Our number one priority has always been the health and safety of the people that make up IceCube. We are following the precautions outlined by our local, state, and national authorities. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole is fully operational. […]
Week 11 at the Pole
It finally happened—the lowering sun disappeared below the horizon at the South Pole, leaving everything in dusk. […]
Color with IceCube
Tap into your creativity and try your hand at one of our IceCube-themed coloring sheets. Perfect for calming your mind or unleashing your artistic side. […]
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. […]
Looking for dark matter in the center of the Milky Way
Dark matter is one of the biggest mysteries in science today, and neutrinos might be able to help. IceCube and ANTARES Collaborations recently probed a known dark matter hotspot—the center of the Milky Way—by combining data from their respective neutrino telescopes. They did not find any unusual excesses of neutrinos, but they put stronger constraints on the dark matter annihilation cross section averaged over the dark matter velocity. The results of the analysis are outlined in a paper submitted recently to Physical Review D. […]