That’s a lot of green!—it looks like a backdrop fit for Wicked. But views like this, of strong auroras over the IceCube Lab (ICL), will soon be gone, so the winterovers are capturing the night sky while they still can. […]
Week 30 at the Pole
IceCube at ICRC 2019
The 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference took place last week at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. There were 82 IceCube contributions at this year’s meeting: two highlight talks, 36 parallel talks, and 43 posters. […]
Multimessenger Diversity Network welcomes new members, discusses future efforts in July meeting
From July 22-24, the Multimessenger Diversity Network (MDN) met at the Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, located at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the lead institution of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. […]
Francis Halzen awarded the 2019 Yodh Prize
The Commission on Astroparticle Physics (C4) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) has awarded the 2019 Yodh Prize to Francis Halzen, PI of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. […]
Week 29 at the Pole
Last week was a mostly quiet one at the South Pole station. With winds blowing up to 40 knots for the early part of the week, people were trying to stay indoors. […]
The joyful, music-filled life of physicist Dr. Gaurang Yodh
Dr. Jaya Yodh shared memories about her dad, Dr. Gaurang Yodh, a prominent physicist, professor, and cosmic ray researcher who was part of the early efforts of the IceCube Collaboration and whose brilliant career spanned over five decades. Dr. Gaurang Yodh passed away in early June at age 90 in his home in Irvine, California. […]
Week 28 at the Pole
It was a busy week all around at the Pole. The IceCube detector itself had a few issues for the winterovers to attend to, while the final week of the Polympics kept them busy as well. […]
Week 27 at the Pole
The second annual Polympics (Pole Olympics) began last week at the Pole. This event is a modern competition that includes not only sports but also e-sports and other contests, like sled pulling. […]
Week 26 at the Pole
Last week, IceCube’s winterovers spent time outdoors taking advantage of the photogenic night skies. […]
NSF approves funding for IceCube Upgrade
This album supports the announcement that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has approved full funding of the IceCube Upgrade project, setting off the first extension of the IceCube detector. Find the press release here. […]