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 8 at the Pole
IceCube’s winterovers were kept busy last week with ongoing Upgrade freeze-in activities as well as some other general IceCube maintenance tasks. Now that the winter season at the South Pole has begun, however, things are shifting gears. There was plenty of “winterizing” activity going on, including organizing cargo in the…
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