Monday, July 22, 2019 - 11:15am
The second annual Polympics (Pole Olympics) began last week at the Pole. This event is a modern competition that includes not only sports but also e-sports and other contests, like sled pulling.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019 - 10:45am
Last week, IceCube's winterovers spent time outdoors taking advantage of the photogenic night skies.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 - 8:45am
IceCube, the Antarctic neutrino detector that in July of 2018 helped unravel one of the oldest riddles in physics and astronomy — the origin of high-energy neutrinos and cosmic rays — is getting an upgrade.
Monday, July 8, 2019 - 1:30pm
As a thank you for the fine midwinter dinner put together by the galley crew, the scientists at the Pole took their turn at meal preparation. First up was pizza night, with lots of different toppings, including a duck-honey-hoisin pizza that garnered some praise.
Monday, July 1, 2019 - 12:15pm
Winter is aurora season, which means that green tends to dominate the color scheme of images from the South Pole. But this week, the green is from vegetation—indoors. Check out these cucumbers.
Friday, June 21, 2019 - 2:30pm
A quiet week at the Pole—but that doesn’t mean that nothing happened. First of all, look at that sky! Lots of stars and swirling auroras, but also a bright rising moon make for a very picturesque setting.
Monday, June 17, 2019 - 1:45pm
Since the moon was down last week, many winterovers—including IceCube’s—were outside braving the (extreme) cold, looking to catch some good shots of the Milky Way or the aurora australis, also known as the southern lights.
Friday, June 7, 2019 - 10:30am
A bright swath of auroras extending low across the sky with a clear view of the Milky Way above—what more could one want (except perhaps to see it in person)? Well, those who winterover at the South Pole station count themselves among the lucky ones.
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 4:00pm
How does slow equal fast? Well, apparently for fire rescue teams, slow mean smooth, and smooth means fast. Last week, the teams competed for time in donning their gear and saving colleagues from across the gym.
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 11:00am
A sensor from the enormous Antarctic observatory IceCube has joined the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.