What is the purpose of this new giant telescope (recently built) in Antarctica?

Question

What is the purpose of this new giant telescope (recently built) in Antarctica?

Answer 1

From the web: A new 10 meter diameter telescope is being constructed for deployment at the NSF South Pole research station. The telescope is designed for conducting large-area millimeter and sub-millimeter wave surveys of faint, low contrast emission, as required to map primary and secondary anisotropies in the cosmic microwave background. The SPT is a collaboration between the U of Chicago, UC Berkley, Case Western Reserve University, U of Illinois, and Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and its primarily funded thought NSF OPP.

Answer 2

The only one I know of is the neutrino detector buried deep in the ice.  It's looking for neutrinos.  

Answer 3

i think theres less light up there so they can use it during da day and night! alot of research going on with nasa