Tanner Weyer, a student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, gave a talk at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, held Nov 2-4 in Boston, MA. His presentation “An Unfortunately Constant Star Field,” was about a search for variable stars in a patch of the sky in which there are no known variable […]
Come join the MSUM student Astronomy Club and the community Fargo-Moorhead Astronomy Club for free sky viewing through telescopes at the MSUM Regional Science Center on Fri, Nov 17, 5-8PM, weather permitting. You should be able to get a glimpse of the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, and more! Dress warm — the RSC building will be open during the event but […]
Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | Center for Business room 109 MSU Moorhead faculty will discuss the recent Barbenheimer hype and what it reveals about the future of pop culture at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17 in the university’s Center for Business room 109. The talk, free and open to the public, will explore what a mid-century fashion doll and World War […]
The MSU Moorhead Planetarium will host several shows in October and November that will capture the hearts of young and old alike. Ibiza will be a night to remember where the musical genius of three local DJs—1PrettyRicky, Easy-B, and Sean—meet the mysteries of the universe on Wednesday, October 11, from 7 to 9 p.m. The Planetarium will be transformed into […]
Students, alumni, staff and faculty from MSUM were critical to the success of the Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival at Theodore Roosevelt National Park the weekend of Sep 15-17. Over 300 visitors to the park looked through telescopes, got a tour of the night time sky or safely observed the Sun. Over half the volunteers were from MSUM. The largest contingent […]