Sensors buried deep in the Antarctica ice have detected evidence of high energy particles from outside the solar system. The extraterrestrial discovery could usher in a new age of astronomy and greater understanding of the nature of the universe.
The IceCube Laboratory

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Only two percent of Antarctica is not covered in ice. (Jim Haugen/NSF)

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The IceCube Lab under the stars. (Felipe Pedreros. IceCube/NSF)