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September 1, 2026

High School Intern Launches Public Planetarium Show on NASA’s New Roman Space Telescope

This summer, Jacob Hammer, a junior in Fargo Public Schools, completed an internship with Sara Schultz at the Minnesota State Moorhead Planetarium, culminating in the creation and presentation of a public planetarium show about NASA’s newly launched Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Throughout the internship, Hammer immersed himself in the science behind one of NASA’s most anticipated space missions while […]

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August 20, 2026

Geoscience Students Map Millions of Years of History on Cañon City Field Course

Over the summer, geology students trekked out to Cañon City, Colorado for an exciting and challenging field course. Students learned how to describe and measure rock units in the field, create geologic maps based on the field data they collected, construct stratigraphic columns by hand, and to avoid getting poked by numerous cacti. Students worked in teams to unravel the […]

Anthropology & Earth Science
July 7, 2026

Reaching for the Stars: MSUM Planetarium Director Shines in “Japan Meets LIPS” at Global Conference

Sara K. Schultz, Planetarium Director, brought a U.S. perspective to an international stage at the International Planetarium Society conference in the session “Japan Meets LIPS.” A regular contributor to and practitioner of the Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS), Schultz represented American approaches to live, audience-driven planetarium programming, demonstrating techniques that prioritize real-time dialogue, adaptability, and immersive storytelling. Presenting to an […]

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