STEAM Education & Research
Family Astronomy Night – VIRTUAL EVENT
Join Dr. Stark on Wednesday, December 7 at 7:00 PM via Zoom for an exciting presentation Mars: The Most Controversial Planet!
STEAM Stew IV Virtual Summer Camp
The STEAM Stew IV virtual summer camp, scheduled for August 2-6, is free, and open to students entering grades 6 through 8 in the fall of 2021. Register now through June 18.
Family Astronomy Night, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 7 PM EST – VIRTUAL EVENT
Please check back soon for a recording of this presentation! Exoplanets: Other Worlds Beyond Our Solar System People have known about planets since ancient times. But all of those planets orbit our sun. What about all the other stars? Astronomers have been hoping to find planets around them—exoplanets—for centuries. Yet did you know that not a single exoplanet was found to orbit…
Family Astronomy Night, Tuesday, October 20 at 7 PM – VIRTUAL EVENT
Mars from Space: What Robotic Spacecraft Have Discovered About The Red Planet. Zoom Join Link: https://msu.zoom.us/j/93902393137 Password: MSU Did you know that Mars boasts the tallest mountain in the solar system, and the largest volcano as well—even though the “red planet” is barely half the size of Earth? Have you heard that Mars also has the longest canyon in the solar system—ten…
Mars: Humanity’s Favorite Planet
Did you know that this October, Mars will be closer to Earth than it will be for any time in the next 15 years? Have you noticed that Mars has increased in brightness all year, and is now about forty times brighter than a year ago? Are you aware that Earth has had more missions to Mars fail than to all other…
[ONLINE] Family Astronomy Night March 17, 2020
Due to the coronavirus situation and current public health recommendations, MSU St. Andrews will be offering a Zoom-based presentation on Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m. instead of our normal program. There will be no in-house seating, nor post-session observing, for this event. We hope you’ll join us online! Please click this link to join the webinar: https://msu.zoom.us/j/920855823 Be sure to click “join…
Family Astronomy Night March 17 – View Event Video
Due to the coronavirus situation and current public health recommendations, MSU St. Andrews offered a Zoom-based presentation on Tuesday, March 17, 8:00 p.m. If you missed, you can play back the video and enjoy a great presentation! And this link takes you to the star charts that were used. Families with school-age and older children are invited to Zoom in for a…
Family Astronomy & Telescope Night Feb. 28
Did you know that some stars throb and pulse like a heartbeat? That some stars change their color or their brightness back and forth over days or months? Or that one of the brightest stars in our sky has suddenly dimmed quite noticeably, and astronomers don’t know why? Join us at MSU St. Andrews in Midland to learn more! Families with school-age…
Family Astronomy Night
Join us for fun, educational evening. In addition to outdoor viewing, an indoor activity is planned in case of poor weather.
Canceled: Astronomy and Telescope Night
Did you know that this is a great time to see our neighboring planets without having to wait until late into the night? The Moon, Mars, and Saturn are all visible in the early evening sky this month, both by eye and by telescope. Come to see them from MSU St. Andrews in Midland, and take advantage of the earlier darkness that…
