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Questions remain on what’s to become of the Drake Observatory
April 3, 2024
Drake’s physics and astronomy department boasts a rich history, including graduate and former president of Drake Daniel Morehouse and a 102-year-old observatory. Today, students in the department have had opportunities to work with a professor whose work was cited in a Nobel Peace Prize in Physics and join the NASA grant-funded MISSFIT research program. The […]
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Look to the stars at the Drake Municipal Observatory
April 28, 2023
In 2021, the Drake Municipal Observatory celebrated its 100th anniversary. In its existence, the observatory has hosted astronomical research, public nights, and various events. This year, it took steps with the purpose of hosting more people and better fulfilling founder Daniel Morehouse’s goals of public education: being open to the public of Des Moines and […]
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