Up and Away – James Webb Telescope Launches
A highly anticipated telescope is on its way into space.
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Local Optometrist Warns About Possible Permanent Eye Damage From Solar Eclipse
Dr. Willie Thomas of Family Vision Care in Missoula isn't mincing his words about Monday's solar eclipse. Don't look at it without the proper eye protection, or permanent damage could occur.
All About Monday’s Solar Eclipse – How To Make Your Own Eye-Saving Device
The entire country will be taking a pause on Monday, August 21, as a total solar eclipse will be visible across a broad swath of the United States, and partially in western Montana.
UM Scientists To Send Up High Tech Balloons To Study Solar Eclipse
A NASA higher education program called the Montana Space Grant Consortium will be conducting two separate experiments in conjunction with the highly anticipated solar eclipse on August 21.
UM Sets Research Fund Raising Record For Third Straight Year
Scott Whittenberg, UM Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship, as well as Dean of the graduate school announced this week that the institution set a new research funding record for the third year in a row.
Nobel Prize Winning University of Montana Professor Named to NASA Committee [AUDIO]
University of Montana Regents Professor of Ecology Steve Running was recently named to the NASA Advisory Council Science Committee, and to be the chair of the Earth Science subcommittee within that organization.
University of Montana to Purchase $1.25 Million Telescope to Search for Earth-Like Planets, NASA Approves Grant
The University of Montana is getting some help to purchase a $1.25 million telescope.
NASA Says 2011 Was Insanely Warm on Planet Earth
Some people may think climate change is just a myth, but there’s no arguing with this: NASA scientists say the earth’s surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880.