Universal probing takes professor to icy depths (River Falls Journal)

The average person realizes it takes a huge, sophisticated telescope � like the Hubble Space Telescope � to begin mapping the universe.

What might take more explaining is being told by UW-River Falls Physics Professor Jim Madsen that another telescope of universal exploration isn�t in orbit or even aimed at the heavens. It�s buried deep in South Pole ice.

Madsen belongs to an extended team of scientists that labor for the IceCube Project, spearheaded by UW-Madison. Most funding � $275 million � comes from the National Science Foundation, an independent U.S. government agency.