Moorhead Alumna and emeritus faculty co-discover new exoplanet Minnesota State Moorhead Department of Physics and Astronomy alumni Mara DeRung, Fall 2023, and Emily Watson, Spring 2025, and Professor Emeritus Matt Craig are part of a team that discovered 4 planets around other stars. Data taken by Mara and Emily at the Paul P. Feder Observatory at the MSUM Regional Science […]
Come out to see the stars and do some hands-on activities. The Minnesota State Moorhead Astronomy Club and the FM Astronomy Club will, in conjunction with the Minnesota State Moorhead Planetarium and Buffalo River State Park, have several telescopes set up and some hands-on activities in the Minnesota State Moorhead Regional Science Center. Free and open to all! NOTE: This […]
Dr. Sara Schultz, director of the Planetarium, presented at the annual Live Interactive Planetarium Symposium (LIPS) held at the Fiske Planetarium at CU Boulder. The symposium is a master class in live and interactive planetarium presenting and programming. Schultz presented on the wide variety of unique programming created regularly at the MSUM Planetarium. Schultz is well-known in the planetarium field […]
The MSUM Planetarium’s annual Romance Under the Stars were performed to sold-out crowds on Valentine’s Day. The Planetarium hosted four back-to-back shows on Friday night. A student developed and presented show, Romance has been an annual tradition for going on 10 years. This year saw the addition of a collaboration with the Oceanarium for Romance Under the Sea. This special […]
Experience the Solar System from an explosive viewpoint! Geology student Bridgett Grosz brings together countless new concepts and research findings from the world of planetary volcanology in Volcanoes in our Solar System. From volcanoes on Earth to the ice volcanoes of Triton, as well as planetary development, evolution, and present-day structures, get ready to learn about the unique study of […]