After three successful field seasons at the South Pole, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has received its first major upgrade since it came online 15 years ago, a project that significantly boosts the observatory’s scientific capabilities.
IceCube Neutrino Observatory
Icebound detector reveals how ghostly neutrinos are stopped cold
Famously, neutrinos, the nearly massless particles that are a fundamental component of the universe, can zip through a million miles of lead without skipping a beat.