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 […]
Emily Watson and Cassie Ishaug presented at the Great Lakes Planetarium Assn annual conference in conjunction with Western Alliance Conferences at the Riverfront Museum in Peoria, IL. Emily, 4th year physics/astrophysics major, presented on the work she has been doing in the planetarium with the open source software, OpenSpace. She has been working with OpenSpace developers and American Museum of […]
Sara Schultz, PhD, director of the planetarium presented four talks/workshops during the recent Great Lakes Planetarium Assn (GLPA) annual conference. She presented with two of her students, Cassie Ishaug and Emily Watson. Schultz, as the elected Inclusion & Outreach officer for GLPA, presented on a program to encourage pre-career students interested in the planetarium field as a potential career path […]
The MSUM student Astronomy Club and the Fargo-Moorhead Astronomy Club are hosting a sky viewing open house at the MSUM Regional Science Center on Friday, Sep 27 from 7:30 -10:30PM. Lots of telescopes will be set up for you to look at things like Saturn, a blue and gold pair of stars, as many nebulas as your heart desires and […]