Sensors buried deep in the Antarctica ice have detected evidence of high energy particles from outside the solar system. The extraterrestrial discovery could usher in a new age of astronomy and greater understanding of the nature of the universe.
The IceCube Laboratory
![Only two percent of Antarctica is not covered in ice. (Jim Haugen/NSF)](https://gdb.voanews.com/3c5a14d6-21c8-4d5c-a27b-a0194d60b5a9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Only two percent of Antarctica is not covered in ice. (Jim Haugen/NSF)
![The IceCube Lab under the stars. (Felipe Pedreros. IceCube/NSF)](https://gdb.voanews.com/94c82ede-1651-47c6-8923-c246eb1e7fa5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The IceCube Lab under the stars. (Felipe Pedreros. IceCube/NSF)