The IceCube Neutrino Observatory gets a major upgrade beneath the ice
In 2019, the U.S. National Science Foundation, together with US institutional and international partners, approved funding of the IceCube Upgrade project, an improvement that would significantly push the scientific capabilities of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Seven years later, the IceCube Upgrade has now been successfully deployed, marking the first significant…
Upgrade Update #15
This is the final Upgrade Update as the last field work tasks have been completed and all the Upgrade personnel have left or are scheduled to leave the South Pole. Clear skies and sunshine show off the organized lineup of Upgrade drill towers and other structures that have been moved…
Week 10 at the Pole
Look at that sky! It may be bright and sunny, but those lengthening shadows foretell what’s to come. Darkness will fall in a few short weeks—in preparation, the winterovers were out setting up the flag lines leading to the Dark Sector buildings, including the IceCube Lab. When it’s dark or…
Kareem Farrag
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