Laserfest features magic of music
January 25-27 | 17 programs, 30 show times | Free to MSUM students
Super Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse
Sunday, Jan. 20 | 7:30 – 11:59 p.m. | MSUM Parking lots R6 & G1 (adjacent to 9th Ave S) This will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2022, so don’t miss it! We’ll have scopes set up to view the lunar eclipse. The eclipse will start at 8:30 and reach totality at about 11:30. It may be cold […]
Cabanela presents on interactive educational software
Professor Juan Cabanela (Physics and Astronomy) was in Seattle from Jan. 6 through 9 presenting the work done by Physics majors Sam Holen and Andrew Louwagie Gordon in the summer of 2018. These MSUM students worked with Cabanela to develop interactive educational software for use in introductory astronomy classes. This was possible because of the Physics and Astronomy Department’s innovative […]
Society of Physics Students wins national award
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been once again recognized for their quality and quantity of activities they do with the wider community. The National Council has awarded the Minnesota State University SPS Chapter a 2017-18 Distinguished Chapter. This is the sixth consecutive year that the MSUM SPS Chapter has been recognized with a Distinguished or Outstanding chapter award. […]
MSUM Physics and Astronomy Seminar Series
Friday, Dec. 7 | 3 p.m. | Hagen 325 Student Projects: Jane Glanzer, Senior Project: B-Band Stretch Method for SN 2011fe. SN 2011fe was a Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) that occurred in the galaxy M101 in 2011. Type Ia act as good distance indicators because of their ability to be standardized, meaning that there is a distinct relationship between their […]