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IceCube MREFC Completed. Observatory Complete 80 Regular Strings 6 Deep Core Strings IceTop Array Detector functioning better than anticipated Now the waiting really begins Broad International Collaboration. Astrophysics. Recovered successfully from a faulty bearing.
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IceCube MREFC Completed Observatory Complete 80 Regular Strings 6 Deep Core Strings IceTop Array Detector functioning better than anticipated Now the waiting really begins Broad International Collaboration
Astrophysics Recovered successfully from a faulty bearing. Major accomplishment to replace bearing in only a few weeks – and get telescope back in operation. Kudos to all involved. Sky survey and discovery of galaxy clusters is back on track. Aurora behind the 10m South Pole Telescope Photo Credit: Dana Hrubes, SP Station Science Leader, 2010