Dr. Sara Schultz, Planetarium Director, has been invited to do an encore presentation of her March 2025 Nerd Nite talk: Fire in the Mountains: A Dragon’s Journey Through Chile at the Annual Best Of Nerd Nite. The presentation focuses on Schultz’s 2024 trip through Chile as an Astronomy in Chile Education Ambassador Program participant. Schultz was awarded a full-ride fellowship through the […]
The School of Performing Arts will be hosting the 2025 Dragon High School Honor Band this Thursday, October 30. Over 70 high school students from 24 area schools will be on campus to rehearse and perform in an ensemble conducted by Dr. Benjamin Druffel. The performance, which will also include our Wind Ensemble, will be at 1:30pm in the Hansen […]
Nicole Larry and Sara Schultz and their student staff (Community Outreach and Planetarium) collaborated with Clued-In Events to host their ninth annual community scavenger hunt. This year’s theme was Harry Potter which partnered well the Planetarium programming “Skies Over Hogwarts”. Participants raced throughout campus to be the first to solve all 13 puzzles. Areas of campus that were highlighted included: […]
Come on out to the Regional Science Center for an evening under the stars, Fri, Oct 24, 7 p.m. The Regional Science Center will be open to keep folks warm, and we will do our best to have some hands-on activities for kids of all ages. The event is being run by the MSUM student Astronomy Club, the MSUM Planetarium […]
Come out to see the stars and do some hands-on activities. The Minnesota State Moorhead Astronomy Club and the FM Astronomy Club will, in conjunction with the Minnesota State Moorhead Planetarium and Buffalo River State Park, have several telescopes set up and some hands-on activities in the Minnesota State Moorhead Regional Science Center. Free and open to all! NOTE: This […]