Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - 11:30am
Another plane arrived at the Pole last week to refuel before continuing on to McMurdo Station and departed with a couple of additional passengers.
Monday, October 25, 2021 - 2:15pm
A relatively quiet week at the Pole ended with the excitement of the first arriving plane and tours of the ice tunnels.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021 - 12:00pm
South Pole station had their final all-hands meeting, at which they held their yearly raffle of flags that had been outside all winter.
Monday, October 11, 2021 - 2:30pm
Last week, the intrepid South Pole station winterovers got themselves together (all but two of them!) for an outdoor group photo.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021 - 10:00am
It was sunrise last week at the Pole, but the sky opposite the sunrise was a showstopper as well.
Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 11:30am
Although sunrise hasn’t “officially” arrived yet, the South Pole station held their celebratory sunrise meal last week.
Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 9:00am
The Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is excited to begin collaboration with researchers at peer universities as part of the Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery (A3D3) institute, a multidisciplinary entity funded and established by the National Science Foundation’s Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) program. On September 28, 2021, NSF announced $75 million in funding to establish five new HDR institutes, including $15 million for A3D3.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 3:00pm
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive astroparticle physics experiment located at the South Pole, will be featured in two upcoming documentaries about neutrinos produced for the BBC and PBS NOVA.
Friday, September 17, 2021 - 10:30am
With increasing daylight, the large pile of snow that has accumulated over the winter in front of the ICL is all the more apparent.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 11:00am
It’s now bright enough to see your way around outside at the Pole, which is great…depending on your perspective.