Moorhead Department of Physics and Astronomy alumna Madelyn Madsen, class of 2023, and Professor Emeritus Matt Craig are part of a team that discovered 30 planets around other stars. Data taken by Madelyn at the Paul P. Feder Observatory at the MSUM Regional Science Center in summer 2020 was one of many data sets used to confirm that the object […]
Stargazers can witness a rare planetary parade this week, the last one until 2040. Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems Juan Cabanela is featured in a Forum story about a rare planetary occurrence that will happen this week. Cabanela is also a well-regarded educator of physics and astrophysics. MOORHEAD — A rare planetary parade is gracing the sky this week, […]
Let’s warm up with some stories about summer! This past summer, physics students Taytum Nelson and Claire Nemmers were able to conduct research in their respective fields, gaining both new and practical experiences for their future careers. Taytum spent the summer in Menlo Park, California at SRI. Her research experience was focused on mapping a region of the earth’s upper atmosphere, […]
Emily Watson and Cassie Ishaug presented at the Great Lakes Planetarium Assn annual conference in conjunction with Western Alliance Conferences at the Riverfront Museum in Peoria, IL. Emily, 4th year physics/astrophysics major, presented on the work she has been doing in the planetarium with the open source software, OpenSpace. She has been working with OpenSpace developers and American Museum of […]
Sara Schultz, PhD, director of the planetarium presented four talks/workshops during the recent Great Lakes Planetarium Assn (GLPA) annual conference. She presented with two of her students, Cassie Ishaug and Emily Watson. Schultz, as the elected Inclusion & Outreach officer for GLPA, presented on a program to encourage pre-career students interested in the planetarium field as a potential career path […]