BSU Department of Physics Invites You to Join the First Friday Astronomy.
First Friday Astronomy is open to the public and happens every first Friday (even in the summer months).
Lectures start at 7:30 pm (MT) in the Liberal Arts Building, room 106. Events are open to the public and donation-supported.
Please note: May 1st lecture will be held in the Education Building, room 112.
You can donate at boi.st/astronomy and live-stream at boi.st/astrobroncoslive.
Summer 2026 Line Up:
List of presenters:
- May 1, 2026 – Dr. Ellie Hara, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – From Stardust to Cells: The Unsolved Mystery of Life’s Origin
- June 5, 2026 – Dr. Racine Cleveland, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Boise State University – Of Dunes and Ice: A Surface-Atmosphere Investigation on Planetary Bodies
- July 3, 2026 – Kirk Long, Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Colorado Boulder – How to Weigh a Supermassive Black Hole: Insights From Quasars Across Cosmic Time
- August 7, 2026 – Dr. Kathryn Gardner-Vandy, Associate Professor of Aviation & Space at Oklahoma State University – Meteorites: The Storytellers of our Solar System
Observatory:
For more information on our Observatory and events, please head to our Observatory webpage.