On Friday, Feb. 12 from 3-3:50 pm, Dr. Matt Craig, Department of Physics and Astronomy will present images from the New Horizons spacecraft in the MSUM Planetarium. The New Horizons spacecraft continues to send back images from its close encounter last summer with Pluto and its moon Charon. After a quick introduction to the Pluto-Charon system and how it differs from real planets we […]
The Society of Physics Students (SPS) chapter from Minnesota State University Moorhead has been awarded a 2014-15 Distinguished Chapter Award from the National Society of Physics Students. This award is given to SPS chapters that “build community and propel students into their careers as prepared professionals.” This is the third year in a row that the campus’ SPS chapter has […]
The Society of Physics Students invites you to its annual physics show on Saturday April 2nd from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM, in Langseth 104. Come see exciting demonstrations of the physical laws that govern our world. There is no charge for admission, and the show is family friendly.
Juan Cabanela, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is used to answering questions about astronomy from the public. However, this past week he was interviewed by three different local media organizations on three separate astronomy related issues. On Thursday, January 21 he was interviewed by Jack Sunday on KFGO about evidence for a large ninth planet in the outer reaches our solar […]
Join MSUM Physics & Astronomy this Friday, January 29, from 3 – 3:50 p.m. in Hagen Hall 325 as they present Seminar Series:”Faculty Talks.” Richard Lahti, Patterns in citations on Teacher Performance Assessment submissions at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Students completing their education programs at Minnesota State University Moorhead must complete the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) as a final assessment for […]