The IceCube Lab at the South Pole with Aurora (image)

Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center (WIPAC), University of Wisconsin-Madison

Caption

In this artistic rendering, based on a real image of the IceCube Lab at the South Pole, a distant source emits neutrinos that are detected below the ice by IceCube sensors, called DOMs.

Credit

Icecube/NSF

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