When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Where: UNK Fine Arts Building, Miriam Drake Theater Cost: Free KEARNEY – This spring, University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty developed what became a popular series of presentations at the Planetarium to explore eclipse-related science, history and art. Six of these faculty will repeat these presentations back to back at a PREclipse panel Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. at UNK’s Miriam Drake Theater. “TEDtalk”-style, the mini-lectures will give eclipse … [Read more...]
UNK’s Lazarova is Citizen CATE Experiment coordinator for solar eclipse
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney physics and astronomy professor Mariana Lazarova is the Citizen CATE Experiment state coordinator for Nebraska and site coordinator for Ravenna. The Citizen CATE (Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Experiment will capture images of the sun’s inner corona during the Aug. 21 Great American Solar Eclipse, using more than 60 telescopes operated by area scientists, high school groups and … [Read more...]
Groundbreaking astronomer Tabetha Boyajian featured in Kearney Aug. 20
Who: Astronomer Tabetha Boyajian When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m. Where: Merryman Performing Arts Center; 225 W. 22nd St., Kearney Cost: Free Audience: All ages Web: https://www.ted.com/talks/tabetha_boyajian_the_most_mysterious_star_in_the_universe?language=en KEARNEY – Something massive, with roughly 1,000 times the area of Earth, is blocking the light coming from a distant star known as KIC 8462852, and nobody is quite sure what it is. As astronomer Tabetha Boyajian investigated this … [Read more...]
PHOTO GALLERY: Astrodays
Physics 210: Astronomy students at UNK recently hosted ASTRODAYS, a community outreach program developed by Assistant Professor Mariana Lazarova. Sixty-six second graders from Kearney’s Park Elementary visited campus and participated in activities associated with various aspects of the universe, from lunar phases, the sun and total eclipses, to galaxies, dead stars and dark matter. “As scientists, one of my passions is to share the fascination with the cosmos with the general public and … [Read more...]
UNK hosting Society and Science Camps for middle, high school students
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Society and Science Camps this summer at University of Nebraska at Kearney aim to give middle and high school students a glimpse of university life and discover more about elements of natural science and social behavior. Students will learn and work alongside UNK faculty on campus in a fun and scholarly environment with like-minded students. The camps allow students to explore new interests, ideas and careers in science, biotechnology, math, … [Read more...]
