Dec
11
2013
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From a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Researchers with the IceCube collaboration have announced that a National Science Foundation (NSF)-built detector at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station allowed them to observe 28 very high-energy neutrinos that constitute the first solid evidence for astrophysical neutrinos from cosmic accelerators such as black holes.
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Nov
07
2013
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A Bigger Mousetrap
To catch the elusive subatomic particles called neutrinos is not just a matter of building a better mousetrap. You need a really, really BIG mousetrap. Scientists at the South Pole hope to construct a 100-square-kilometer neutrino detector to capture the highest energy neutrinos theorized to exist.
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Sep
27
2013
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Opposite Ends
When solar wind lashes the Earth's upper atmosphere, the polar regions react with a brilliant light show known as auroras. But do the ends of the Earth react similarly? Scientists are installing an array of instruments in remote East Antarctica to find out.
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Sep
20
2013
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New Mode of Discovery
Scientists using the South Pole Telescope became the first team to detect a long-predicted polarization pattern in the afterglow of the Big Bang. The detection of this signal is a milestone along the way toward understanding cosmic inflation, the period of extremely rapid expansion of the universe.
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Sep
13
2013
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Coming Out on Top
A study by researchers using data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole reveals new information that may help unravel the longstanding mystery about the origins of cosmic rays. The research draws on data collected by IceCube's surface array called IceTop.
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Apr
25
2013
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Energetic Excitement
News emerged this week that scientists with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory likely captured evidence of the two highest-energy neutrinos ever observed.
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Dec
14
2012
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A New Plateau
Some consider a trip to the South Pole as going to the literal end of the world. In that case, Craig Kulesa has found a site in Antarctica somewhere between the Earth and starry skies above. The high-altitude polar plateau is home to a new telescope observing interstellar clouds where stars are made.
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Oct
19
2012
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Light it Up
Lasers: They're not just for evil geniuses with access to an aquarium filled with sharks. It turns out sending pulses of light into the sky is an excellent way to study the little-understood regions of the upper atmosphere.
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Sep
14
2012
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Explosive Event
New data from the South Pole Telescope (SPT) indicate that the birth of the first massive galaxies that lit up the early universe was an explosive event, happening faster and ending sooner than suspected.
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Aug
17
2012
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Cluster of Discoveries
Astronomers have found an extraordinary galaxy cluster, one of the largest objects in the universe, breaking several important cosmic records. Observations of the Phoenix Cluster with the National Science Foundation's South Pole Telescope and other observatories may force astronomers to rethink how these colossal structures and the galaxies that inhabit them evolve.
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Aug
10
2012
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Early Warning System
One of the most frigid places on the planet appears to be an ideal location to help protect humans living and working in the cold of outer space against radiation bursts from the sun. Neutron detectors at the South Pole Station appear to offer an early-warning system to detect damaging radiation associated with solar storms.
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Jun
22
2012
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Transformers
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory recently made headlines for delving into particle physics with the announcement that the under-ice telescope observed the highest-energy neutrino oscillations ever detected.
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Apr
20
2012
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Cosmic Constraint
Analysis of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive detector deployed deep within the ice sheet under the South Pole Station, recently provided new insight into one of the most enduring mysteries in physics, the production of cosmic rays.
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