What lies beneath: IT is helping uncover neutrinos under the Antarctic ice
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 06:30
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —A mile beneath Antarctica's surface, thousands of spherical digital sensors are suspended in the ice. It would seem they have nothing to record. At that depth, the ice appears pitch black. It's also clear; any bubbles have been pushed out by the intense pressure. It's deathly quiet.