Two Moorhead professors and night sky experts were featured in stories last week about the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights. Planetarium Director Sara Schultz was featured in the Forum/WDAY news story, MSUM planetarium director shares when and where to see northern lights. Professor Juan Cabanela, Computer Science & Information Systems Department, was featured in the KVRR news story, Northern […]
Stargazers can witness a rare planetary parade this week, the last one until 2040. Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems Juan Cabanela is featured in a Forum story about a rare planetary occurrence that will happen this week. Cabanela is also a well-regarded educator of physics and astrophysics. MOORHEAD — A rare planetary parade is gracing the sky this week, […]
MOORHEAD, Minn., (KVRR) — The solar eclipse is set for April 8th and preparations should be made to enjoy it. The eclipse will be hitting the United States from 12 pm-4pm in different areas. Here in Fargo, we are expected to see the eclipse from 12:49-3:09 pm and a maximum sun blockage of 63 percent. Regardless of where you are for […]
MSUM Professor Juan Cabanela was featured in a KVRR news story about the bright flash and explosion that rocked Beltrami County on Monday evening. There’s still debate and uncertainty about what the explosion was. Watch the KVRR story.
The MSUM Department of Physics and Astronomy will have three faculty members present at the Spring MN American Association of Physics Teachers spring meeting this Saturday. Ananda Shastri will present about successfully “Adapting the single-photon interference experiment to an online lab format.” Juan Cabanela’s presentation is on “How to use an iPad as a virtual blackboard.” Steve Lindaas will be […]