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2025 Headlines
The (Tiny) Eagle Has Landed
Planetarium visitors can see the 1/3-scale model of an Apollo lunar lander in its new permanent home in front of Science Hall.
2024 Headlines
NSF backs research on low-cost sensor to detect PFAS in water
Dr. Dongmei Dong awarded $200K NSF grant for affordable PFAS detection
Nicholas Whiting earns Fulbright to study nanoparticles abroad
Scientist will spend spring 2026 semester in Seoul, South Korea, with support from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar award program.
CSM and Edelman Planetarium host Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
With over 2,000 attendees, 6ABC News reports, "Rowan students take in rare celestial event."
Rowan named custodian for an Artemis Moon Tree
This sweetgum sapling germinated from a seed flown on a 2022 NASA mission around the moon.
Amy Barraclaugh, Planetarium Director, speaks to 6abc about possible meteor strike
Meteor captured on camera over parts of Pennsylvania and South Jersey.
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