See the stars tonight (free/on-campus)

Join the Minnesota State Moorhead Astronomy Club and the FM Astronomy Club tonight in Parking lot R3 (next to the Paseka Center for Business) to see some stellar sights through telescopes! You will be able to see the planet Saturn, star clusters and nebulae in our Milky Way galaxy and even other galaixes millions of light years away. Free and […]

Noyce Scholars and mentors gather and present at the National Science Teachers Association conference

Dr. Steve Lindaas, Physics and Astronomy, and Dr. Alison Wallace, Biosciences, attended the National Science Teachers Association conference in Minneapolis last week with seven MSUM graduates currently teaching middle and high school science, including Isaac Skalsky, physics and chemistry education; Erick Hernandez, physics education; and Katie Olson, Jake Pundsack, Anneliese Johnson, Briana Kowalke, and Whitney Shegrud, all life science education […]

Physics students present research at SPSCon 2025

Physics students Hannah Crumby, Gabe Grant, Jake Mailhot, and Taytum Nelson attended the SPSCon 2025 (Society of Physics Students (SPS) World Congress) in Denver, Colorado. This Physics and Astronomy Congress unites global undergraduate students alumni and faculty every three years for frontier physics workshops and networking at the American Institute of Physics (AIP) supported event.  The students all presented posters […]

Physics Students and Professor Emeritus present at AAVSO Conference

Two students Jenna Martodam and Adreana Dillabough attended the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) conference with Professor Emeritus Matt Craig.  Adreana and Jenna presented a poster on their research done using the MSUM Paul Feder Observatory “W Ursae Majoris-Type Eclipsing Binary V0512 Cam”.  The conference included multiple presentations (both remote and in-person) on a variety of astronomical topics. […]

Sara Schultz, Planetarium, Invited to Present at annual “Best Of Nerd Nite Fargo”

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 […]