Life at the Pole
Week 4 at the Pole
What if you were trapped inside a D-Egg, with a group of people smiling at you from the outside? Although…
Week 3 at the Pole
The IceCube Upgrade drill camp was still in operation last week. Above is a view with all heaters working to…
Week 2 at the Pole
There’s been activity of all kinds at the South Pole lately, but let’s not forget about the greenhouse. Volunteer training…
Week 1 at the Pole
The South Pole moves every year. Well, it does in a sense, as the geographic South Pole continuously shifts due…
Week 51 at the Pole
Some weeks are more exciting than others. Last week at the Pole, it seemed there was cause for excitement at…
Week 50 at the Pole
If you don’t know what your head weighs, there are ways to find out. One way is to join the…
Week 49 at the Pole
The IceCube population at the South Pole is high right now for the final IceCube Upgrade field season, but there…
Week 48 at the Pole
Last week was very busy with computer upgrades, including operating system and firmware updates along with lots of machine rebooting.…
Week 47 at the Pole
The South Pole is not immune to trash. Trash accumulates there just as it does anywhere else. At the Pole,…
Week 46 at the Pole
IceCube’s new winterovers Alicia and Camille had an active week at the Pole. They wrapped up some computer maintenance and…
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…