Tate Hall in spring

School of Physics and Astronomy

School News

Studen reaching up to adjust telescope

Huberty the focus of UMN Brief story about Tate Observatory

School of Physics and Astronomy third-year Ph.D. student, Mason Huberty, was the focus of a story about the Tate Observatory and other outreach efforts by the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics.
Kelsey Henry

Physics Undergrad leading small satellite project profiled by College of Science and Engineering

Physics Major, Kelsey Henry was the subject of an in-depth feature article by the College of Science and Engineering. The story includes a video of the small satellite lab and interview with Henry
"Family portrait" of Jupiter and its moons.

University of Minnesota to serve as host institution for prestigious fellowship in planetary astronomy

The University of Minnesota has been selected as a host institution for the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship in planetary astronomy.
Jupiter as photographed by the JUNO spacecraft.

Alien Aurora: Lysak, Sulaiman and Elliott find new plasma regime in Jupiter’s aurora

Professor Robert Lysak, Assistant Professor Ali Sulaiman and Researcher Sadie Elliott, of the School of Physics and Astronomy recently published a paper in Physics Review Letters, “New Plasma Regime
The crowd at Prof. Kakalios'

A Summer of Astounding Astrophysics brings visitors to campus

The School of Physics and Astronomy and the Minnesota Institute of Astrophysics are sponsoring a series of lectures for the public in summer 2025.
Undergraduate Scholarship recipients. See caption for list.

Undergraduate Scholarships and Awards, 2025

There are 31 recipients and 14 undergraduate scholarships and awards in the School for 2025.

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