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2019 Report to the Community
Published10/18/2019 , By Denise Young & Brian Buhr
Friends, When Minnesota legislators called for a state museum of natural history in 1872, they proved their smart and innovative thinking about the enduring role of nature to our wellbeing as a people and a state. Our research is at the forefront of describing and explaining environmental change and biodiversity,…Read More -
Minnesota Skies: October 2019
Published09/30/2019 , By Parke Kunkle & Thaddeus LaCoursiere
Find out what you can see this month: bright stars and planets, International Observe the Moon Night, and more. -
Minnesota Skies: September 2019
Published08/30/2019 , By Parke Kunkle & Thaddeus LaCoursiere
Find out what you can see this month: Saturn, summer triangle, fall equinox, lunar highlights, and more. -
A Superior Solution
Published08/01/2019 , By Gretchen Zampogna
Jay Austin and his U of M research team are uncovering the mysteries of lake turnover by studying Lake Superior’s depths. -
Heaven and Earth
Published07/31/2019 , By Gayla Marty
Jeannette Piccard gained fame twice in her life: as the first woman to reach the stratosphere, and the first woman ordained as a priest in the Episcopal church. Learn more about this pioneering science educator and how her legacy lives on inside the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium. -
An Exercise in Team Problem Solving
Published , By Gretchen Zampogna
Meet Peter Larsen and learn how his U of M research team is working to fight chronic wasting disease. -
Minnesota Skies: August 2019
Published , By Parke Kunkle & Thaddeus LaCoursiere
Find out what you can see this month: Ring nebula, Perseid meteor shower, equids in the sky, lunar highlights, and more. -
Searching for Stardust
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Learn more about citizen scientist Scott Peterson, the micrometeorite hunter behind our City Stardust exhibit. -
In Bloom
Published07/30/2019
Check out our featured photo of the month. -
Photo Gallery: 2018/19 Skynet Scholars
Published07/01/2019
Our Skynet Scholars program teaches middle and high schoolers to operate research-grade telescopes through the internet. See a gallery of their astronomical images!