CONGRATULATIONS Achini Mala Sri Ovitigala, Ph.D. Student, Physics and Astronomy Winner of the 3MT Three Minute Thesis 2024 People’s Choice Award. Achini is the first Physics Graduate Student to win a 3MT award!

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) as seen over Hwy. 25 on the west side of Starkville at 7:17 p.m. Central Daylight Time on October 14, 2024.  The small bright spot next to the tree on the left is Venus.  

Professor Dipangkar Dutta gives a demonstration at the 2023 Science Night at the Museum!

MSU stargazers Tanner, Geneser part of new planet discovery

Stormin' Bob Swanson joins the Physics and Astronomy Department!

Dr. Gombojav, Supriya Nagpal, Prakesh Adhikari, Nava Raj Subedi: “NOPA alignment”

Dr. Angelle Tanner and graduate students Claire Geneser and Farzaneh Zohrabi stand in front of telescopes on the Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii. 

Dr. Dipangkar Dutta demonstrates light traveling through a water stream during the 2017 Science Night at the Museum event.