IceCube Neutrino Observatory

20101 km3 volumeNSF

LocationAntarctica

Year2010

Size1 km3 volume

OperatorNSF

About IceCube Neutrino Observatory

A neutrino detector buried 1.5 km deep in Antarctic ice. Uses 5,160 optical sensors. Detected the first high-energy neutrinos from outside our galaxy in 2018. Tracks neutrinos passing through the Earth. The ice acts as both detector and shield.

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