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The #NSFfunded IceCube Neutrino Observatory is an array of optical sensors located in Antarctic ice that detects the presence of neutrinos.

South Pole, Antarctica
Joined August 2009
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📍A quiet week at the Pole called for one of the station’s favorite complicated board games, Frosthaven!. Read more about week 26 ➡️ 📸: Joe Baines-Holmes, IceCube/NSF
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🔔📜 IceCube paper submitted to ApJ!. For the first time in IceCube's history, we searched for point sources by combining two distinct datasets. This represents the most sensitive point-source search of the entire sky conducted by IceCube. Story ➡️
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🥉🚨 Bronze alert - IceCube observation of a high-energy neutrino candidate event at 2025/07/08 14:05:19 UTC. Find out more at:
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📍The South Pole slipped into recovery mode after a week of midwinter festivities. While things quieted down, the stars were out and auroras danced overhead. Read more about Week 25 ➡️ 📸: Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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🥇🚨 Gold alert - IceCube observation of a high-energy neutrino candidate event at 2025/07/06 13:14:40 UTC. Find out more at:
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The 2025 IceCube Masterclass is complete! 🎉. This marks our twelfth year helping high school students discover careers in astrophysics and IceCube science. Thank you to everyone who participated!. Read more➡️
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📍Midwinter is here! The station exchanged midwinter greeting cards with the other Antarctic stations, enjoyed their traditional dinner, and held a masquerade party afterward!. Read more about week 24 ➡️ 📸:Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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🔔📜 IceCube paper submitted to PRD!. We measured the high-energy muon component of cosmic-ray-induced air showers based on events detected in coincidence at IceTop and in the in-ice detector. Our results were in agreement with all of the models. Story ➡️
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📍This quiet week saw a bright moon and no auroras in sight. IceCube’s winterovers were busy doing test runs in preparation for the start of the next physics run season. Read more about week 23 ➡️ 📸:Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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📍Aurora-viewing conditions have been especially favorable this week. The South Pole team was treated to stunning displays of color, most notably vibrant green. Read more about week 22 ➡️ 📸:Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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🔔📜 IceCube paper submitted to JINST!. We used convolutional neural networks to reconstruct low-energy neutrinos. This approach achieved a resolution comparable to traditional likelihood-based methods and improved processing speed. Story ➡️
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🧊A successful week of IceCube Summer school is wrapping up! This annual weeklong workshop is a crash course on all things IceCube geared toward our newest collaborators. Thank you to everybody involved! Welcome to IceCube! 👏🎉
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📍While the auroras continue to glow brightly outside, inside the station, the winterovers had their monthly stationwide emergency response drill. Read more about week 21.➡️ 📸:Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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📍Our winterovers headed out to the IceCube Lab for an IceACT check. Back at the station, the team was treated to a video call with Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise. Read more about week 20.➡️ 📸:Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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📍Last week everyone enjoyed food, live music, and a variety of fun games and rides at the “South Pole County Fair.”. Read more about week 19.➡️ 📸:Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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RT @cosmic_lulu: Nature is our greatest particle accelerator, sending neutrinos on epic voyages from the hearts of galaxies to detectors on….
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RT @KainaatStudios: Welcome to the @uw_icecube, buried deep in the Antarctic ice. It doesn’t detect light to observe stars or galaxies—it d….
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📍Last week, the Pole was met with some bright green auroras. The winterovers have also been regularly visiting and documenting conditions at the IceCube Upgrade drill camp. Read more about week 18 ➡️ 📸Ilya Bodo, IceCube/NSF
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Another successful collaboration meeting in the books! 🎉 👏. A huge thank you to our host institution, Uppsala University 🇸🇪, the local organizing committee, and our attendees who met to discuss science and exchange ideas. See you all in Utah for the fall meeting!
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🏆 Introducing the winners of the 2025 IceCube Impact Awards! 🎉. Those awarded are recognized for their broader contributions to IceCube that are normally not published. Congratulations! 👏👏. Read about the recipients here ➡️
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