South Pole Ice Tunnel
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View ArticleGetting A Job In Antarctica: My Long Journey 2009-2012
I want to live and work in Antarctica. It’s been a dream of mine for years, and starting about 4 years ago, I finally decided to make my dream a reality. As you may expect, getting a job – a real job,...
View ArticleLet Me Send You Mail From The South Pole
While I’m in Antarctica, I hear that I’ll have access to a (very small) post office, and I’d love to send you a postcard from the South Pole! There are two ways to get one. A. Send me a letter or...
View ArticleA Trip Around The World At The South Pole
Hello from the South Pole! For today, a quick trip around the world.. Video The post A Trip Around The World At The South Pole appeared first on Jeffrey Donenfeld.
View ArticlePlaying With Liquid Helium At The South Pole Cryogenics Lab
To support the various telescopes and experiments here at the south pole, a ton of resources are necessary – power, heating, environmental protection, and somewhat counterintuitively, cooling. Some of...
View ArticleGetting To The Heart Of The Keck Array Microwave Telescope: Cryostat Disassembly
This week, I was fortunate to be given unprecedented access to the Keck Array Microwave Telescope in the MAPO Observatory at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station by the Keck Array Science Team, in...
View ArticleThe Highest Spot at the South Pole: The Roof
Today, a quick exploration of the rooftop of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Photos. Getting up to the roof involves going out on one of the decks, and then climbing a narrow ladder. On the...
View ArticleSpoolhenge, Antarctica
About a half mile grid north of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, there’s a strange, frozen monument: Spoolhenge. Originally these giant spools housed the cables and pipelines that now wind their...
View ArticleScientist Terry Benson Presents On “Innovations in Hot Water Drilling at the...
Last Austral Summer, I spent 3.5 months living at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. Among my many jobs on station, one of the most rewarding was the work I did with the Askaryan Radio...
View ArticleI’m In A Planetarium Show! “Chasing the Ghost Particle”
During my deployment to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica in the Austral Summer 2012-2013, my good friend Blaise was working with the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium at the Milwaukee Public...
View ArticleIceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica Confirms Existence of Cosmic...
In the news today, the existence of cosmic neutrinos was confirmed by Antarctic scientists. I had the opportunity to work at the South Pole Station during the operation of the Ice Cube Neutrino...
View ArticleSouth Pole Rescue Mission Reported on NBC’s Today Show
There’s a rescue mission happening at the South Pole, Antarctica – and the NBC Today Show interviewed me for their report. Learn more on my time in Antarctica (On my YouTube Channel – Will be replaced...
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