Eric Klumpe News Today

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — A Middle Tennessee State University Department of Physics and Astronomy faculty member will open the MTSU Observatory for two hours during the 2024 solar eclipse Monday, April 8. Professor Eric Klumpe said the observatory near Wiser-Patten Science Hall will be open from 12:45 to 2:45 p.m., weather permitting, for the eclipse. Scientists said Murfreesboro will have 93% totality compare...

The moon is slowly creeping away from Earth, but will we actually lose the moon before the sun turns into a red giant and destroys us both?

NASA and the European and Canadian Space Agencies launched the James Webb Space Telescope, which is nearly 100 times more powerful than the Hubble.

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy Star Parties for the spring 2022 semester resume Friday, Feb. 4.Professor Eric Klumpe kicks off the four-event series at 6:30 p.m. Friday, bringing “The Wacky Orbit of Webb Space Telescope” to the audience in Room 102 of Wiser-Patten Science Hall.Friday Star Parties are free and open to the public. The format is a 30- to 45-minute lecture...