The once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse over Central New York on April 8 offers the students working with the SUNY Oswego planetarium an opportunity to develop programs on this interesting phenomena.
Distinguished Professor of Physics Shashi Kanbur answered a few quick questions on what the total solar eclipse on April 8 is, how rare the opportunity is and a key safety recommendation.
A visit by the Doppler on Wheels high-tech mobile radar vehicle, a preview of eclipse-related research, hands-on family activities and more are planned for SUNY Oswego’s STEM Community Day, from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 6.
With the National Eclipse Ballooning Project, a SUNY Oswego faculty-student team is among the select institutions taking part in research related to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Recent software updates and renovations to SUNY Oswego’s Shineman Planetarium have provided expanded technology, ease-of-use and additional learning opportunities for students minoring in astronomy.
The next installment of Rice Creek Associates (RCA) Reflections will feature "A Preview of the April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse" by emeritus physics professor John Zielinski on from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, at Rice Creek Field Station.
A team of six students and two faculty members are heading this week to New Mexico to conduct research during the weekend's annular eclipse as part of the Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP).
Astrophysicists using large radio telescopes to observe a collection of cosmic clocks in the Milky Way Galaxy –- including SUNY Oswego faculty member and planetarium director Natalie Lewandowska –- have found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades, according to a set of papers published June 28 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
Physics professor Carolina Ilie continued a winning collaboration in working with former students to publish “Classical Mechanics: Problems and Solutions” – a textbook to help faculty members and students studying this field of physics.
The annular solar eclipse coming up in October offers a shining opportunity for SUNY Oswego students to do research in a program sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation.
