Life at the Pole
Week 19 at the Pole
Look how bright it seems—but it’s not the sun, it’s the full moon. Just as the skies reached complete darkness [...]
Week 18 at the Pole
Finally more stars and auroras can be observed at the South Pole as the sky continues to get darker and [...]
Week 17 at the Pole
IceCube’s winterovers were out at the IceCube Lab (ICL) for some troubleshooting last week, and they captured a few different [...]
Week 16 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole was a quiet one for the IceCube detector. The IceCube winterovers, on the other hand, [...]
Week 15 at the Pole
It’s finally getting dark at the Pole. Last week, IceCube winterovers went out to the IceCube Lab to do some [...]
Week 14 at the Pole
Last week at the Pole brought claims of auroras in the skies overhead. No photos to go with those claims—not [...]
Week 13 at the Pole
Ahh…twilight—that magical time when our surroundings seem to soften under the diminishing light of day. At the South Pole, twilight [...]
Week 12 at the Pole
As with the previous week, last week’s weather at the Pole was a little cloudy, not the best for getting [...]
Week 11 at the Pole
Long shadows are getting even longer. The sun hasn’t quite set completely at the Pole, but it’s very close. The [...]
Week 10 at the Pole
IceCube’s winterovers started off last week with continued detector troubleshooting from the previous week. Later in the week, they joined [...]
Week 9 at the Pole
Last week was somewhat busy at the South Pole for IceCube’s winterovers. There were a couple of troubleshooting issues regarding [...]
Week 8 at the Pole
It’s getting colder and colder at the South Pole. And when temperatures get too low, the winterovers can’t use snow [...]