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17 hours agoCosmic-ray detection heralds era of mega-observatories for neutrinos
Radio sensors at the South Pole can detect ultra-high-energy neutrinos using radio waves in ice.
When we envision the South Pole, we tend to think of a fixed point on Earth. But it is more fluid than you might suppose. For starters, the geographic South Pole is situated at the southern tip of Earth's axis, pretty much right in the middle of Antarctica. But this place on our planet does not coincide with Earth's magnetic or geomagnetic South Polesthose are related to the planet's magnetic field and are located on the Adelie Coast and near Russia's Vostok Station, respectively.