Life at the Pole
Week 45 at the Pole
In with the old, out with the new. [Wait a minute, strike that, reverse it.] …It’s in with the new!…
Week 44 at the Pole
When it rains, it pours—five planes arrived last week at the Pole. The South Pole station population tripled, and many…
Week 43 at the Pole
The first flight bringing summer crew to the South Pole finally arrived. It was a Basler plane, which brought 12…
Week 42 at the Pole
Things were quieter at the Pole last week than they might have been. Uncooperative weather delayed the opening flight of…
Week 41 at the Pole
Someone has to be first. This season, the first plane to arrive at the South Pole was the Basler plane…
Week 40 at the Pole
The summer season personnel have not yet begun arriving at the Pole, but the winterover crew needs some time to…
Week 39 at the Pole
The sun is up, but it’s still quite low on the horizon. When you face the sun, as in the…
Week 38 at the Pole
Antarctica has sometimes been referred to as the end of the world. But for those who live at the South…
Week 37 at the Pole
Yes, the sun has officically risen at the Pole. But it happened at the very end of the week, so…
Week 36 at the Pole
A total lunar eclipse started off last week at the Pole. IceCube winterover Ilya had set up a camera box…
Week 35 at the Pole
As the sky at the South Pole gets brighter, we can definitely see the difference from just two weeks ago…
Week 34 at the Pole
The sky at the South Pole continues to brighten up before official sunrise—lately to the point where headlamps are no…