Physicists planning big at the South Pole are facing a tough test of patience as pressing infrastructure problems force the U.S. National Science Foundation to postpone construction of new telescopes and neutrino detectors. (Jeff Warneck, NSF) Physicists planning big...
Only the framework and the base of the new observatory on the Belgrano II Antarctic Station are yet in place, but the telescope is scheduled to be installed as early as 2022/23 and put into operation soon thereafter (small image). Picture: CONICET / UNAHUR Antarctica...
Dome A is the highest elevation on the Antarctic ice sheet. In addition, it is one of the driest and coldest places on earth, all important for an undisturbed observation of the universe, if you want to look through the atmosphere (light blue). Lying more than 1,000...