Life at the Pole 2

  • Week 43 at the Pole
    Let’s raise a glass! Of hot water, that is. Thrown into an arc overhead, a spray of hot water in […]

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  • Week 42 at the Pole
    There was plenty of detector maintenance and troubleshooting last week to keep IceCube’s winterovers busy. The detector doesn’t know about […]

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  • Week 41 at the Pole
    Last week, there were cakes here, there, and everywhere, including at the South Pole. Upon learning that IceCube PI Francis […]

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  • Week 40 at the Pole
    Depending on which way you face, it can still seem a little dark at the Pole. In the image above, […]

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  • Week 39 at the Pole
    There it is! The sun, that is—a thin sliver on the horizon, but orange and bright and lighting up the […]

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  • Week 38 at the Pole
    Images from last week at the Pole don’t quite show the sun as up and visible, but it’s very close. […]

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  • Week 37 at the Pole
    Enjoy it while it lasts! Although sunrise at the South Pole stretches out over weeks, providing plenty of time to […]

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  • Week 36 at the Pole
    Last week at the Pole, the outdoor color theme continued with the previous week’s blue, creating a very peaceful landscape. […]

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  • Week 35 at the Pole
    The South Pole sky is starting to show a little color. The sun hasn’t risen yet, but that’s a slow […]

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  • Week 34 at the Pole
    All was well at the Pole last week. The moon was shining brightly in its final cycle before the sun […]

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  • Week 33 at the Pole
    A spectacular display of auroras graced the sky above the Pole last week, and IceCube winterover Camille was poised to […]

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  • Week 32 at the Pole
    It was a relatively quiet and calm week at the Pole. IceCube’s winterovers had some of their usual chores to […]

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