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The Search for Neutrinos in the Antarctic
Scientists are digging deep into the ice of the South Pole in search of some of the most common ? and elusive ? tiny particles in the universe: neutrinos.
In the South Pole, scientists are building an unusual telescope one and a half miles deep down into solid ice. Their goal is to track common, subatomic particles called neutrinos and, as IEEE Spectrum’s Glenn Zorpette reports, the hard-to-detect neutrinos could give the scientists clues about some of the biggest mysteries of the universe.