Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 6:15pm
It takes a lot people power to run the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. An international collaboration that includes hundreds of physicists, engineers, computer scientists, and administrators works year-round to run the detector, analyze data, and develop new projects.
Friday, February 8, 2013 - 1:00pm
A solemn ceremony was held at the South Pole to commemorate the crew of the Twin Otter, a plane that went down on its way from the Pole to Terra Nova Bay.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 12:00pm
From its vantage point at the geographic South Pole in Antarctica, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory is uniquely positioned to see neutrinos—mysterious, nearly massless, difficult-to-detect particles that are plentiful but little understood.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 12:00pm
They are set up well at the South Pole station, with comfortable (enough) living quarters, tasty meals, and engaging activities.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 - 12:00pm
The IceCube winterovers have plenty of darkness to look forward to in the coming months, but in the meantime they’ve been outside in the sunlight doing all sorts of things.
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 1:30pm
A flurry of activities marked the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013, a marathon and a golf tournament among them. There was also the traditional ceremony to remark the geographical South Pole.
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 1:30pm
Not sure what the costume is all about, but these people are clearly running a race. Around the world that is.