Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 12:30pm
The WIPAC high school internship spring session begins today. Over twenty Madison-area students return to the program, a weekly meeting that exposes participants to physics, astronomy, and technology.
Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 12:30pm
What’s new at the Pole? Well, some new people are there—it’s still summer, so groups of people are still coming and going.
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 1:15pm
The Race Around the World, an approximately two-mile course at the South Pole, is one that some folks take seriously, with planning and preparations aimed at bringing them across the finish line first.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014 - 2:15pm
The polar vortex that has enveloped the Midwest has created an interesting scenario: temperatures in Wisconsin have dipped below those at the South Pole in Antarctica. At the South Pole, summer temperatures are often around -25 degrees Fahrenheit.