By: Sam Benshoof, INFORUM MOORHEAD – The farthest reaches of the universe are now closer than ever for the Fargo-Moorhead area. Over the weekend, the Minnesota State University Moorhead Planetarium, on campus in Bridges Hall, installed a new $60,000 Elumenati digital projector. The projector, coupled with special Uniview scientific software, provides the opportunity for the planetarium to expand its programming […]
Experience will be immersive, dynamic and far-reaching Imagine leaning back in a comfortable, climate-controlled room and diving into the depths of the ocean, flying to the mountaintops on Earth or soaring out to the furthest known quasar. This seamless visualization will soon be available in MSUM’s with its new digital Elumenati projector and Uniview scientific software. The new projector will […]
Once in a lifetime opportunity to see an exploding star Astronomers at Minnesota State University Moorhead were among the first to observe a newly discovered supernova on Thursday, Aug. 24. Telescopes around the world are studying the supernova—a star that exploded in the spiral galaxy M101. This type of stellar explosion is important to scientists because the exploding star is as bright as 100 billion […]
The MSUM Planetarium will present a show every Thursday evening June 2 through Aug. 18, featuring a different topic each month. All shows start at 7 p.m. June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Hey, It’s Summer! Why are there seasons? How do we know when they begin and end? This year summer begins on June 21st at 12:16 p.m. Come […]
The MSUM Regional Science Center needs volunteers to help with its Inaugural Buffalo River Trail Run Saturday, June 4. If you are interested in assisting with registration, water/aid stations, keeping watch and cheering on runners during the race, please contact Tony Bormann at bormann@mnstate.edu. If you are interested in running the race, registration information and on-line registration is available at […]