[LucyT]

They have buried thousands of sensors more than a mile below the surface of Antarctica's ice cap to record fleeting flashes of blue light that are given off when these high energy particles and rays collide with atoms in the ice.

[njslim]

But If they buried it how are they supposed to see...?

[LucyT]

'Telescope' buried a mile under the Antarctic ice to find source of cosmic rays,

Ping.

[DManA]

They’ve had a similar “telescope” in the bottom of a mine in Mn for about 30 years:

http://www.physics.umn.edu/outreach/soudan/tour/

[T-Bird45]

I was at a conference last week with a member of the quality assurance team for this project. He is leaving for the project in a couple of weeks and shared with the group about the conditions at the site and how the sensors were placed in the ice by using a hot water drill. All I can say is I’m glad it is him going and not me — don’t like the cold!

[ASOC]

Cool, I suppose.

How is this going to get me a car that provides 300 MPG, or cure cancer, or (fill in your favorite) - if this was all private money it would be different.

Sorry no science hater, just want something to show for all the dough. Like the Space Station (cue angels singing) - what usable science has come from the many, many billions shot into space?

[ASOC]

Cool, I suppose.

How is this going to get me a car that provides 300 MPG, or cure cancer, or (fill in your favorite) - if this was all private money it would be different.

Sorry no science hater, just want something to show for all the dough. Like the Space Station (cue angels singing) - what usable science has come from the many, many billions shot into space?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks LucyT, it's a three-list ping topic, nice!

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks LucyT, it's a three-list ping topic.

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Thanks LucyT, it's a three-list ping topic.

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