Science

This $US271m Telescope Is Buried Under Antarctica

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, built over a decade at a cost of $US271 million, is buried under the South Pole… and longer than the world’s tallest skyscrapers combined.


November 13, 2010
Cameras

570MP, Dark Matter-Hunting Camera Built In Just 4 Minutes

This camera weighs four tons. Its shutter and filter are both nearly 1.5m tall. And its job is to unlock the secrets of our universe’s dark energy. Here’s how they built it.


August 26, 2010
Science

Goatee-Bearded Evil ‘You’ Could Be Detected By Spectrometer

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is a new attachment that’ll soon be bolted onto the International Space Station. It’s mission – to detect dark matter and possibly uncover the “anti universe” as made famous by decades of bad sci-fi.