Before sunrise in Baton Rouge, Eric Borowski (LSU Physics & Astronomy) led a team that captured rare ground‑based images of NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft—nearly 75,000 miles from Earth. Science meets perseverance. 🚀🔭
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🚀 Join us Thursday, March 26 at 3:15 PM in Nicholson Hall 109 for “Quantum Printing,”
🎉 Arrive early! Enjoy refreshments at 2:45 PM in the Physics Library.
📣 Open to all students, faculty, and anyone curious about the future of quantum science. Come get inspired!

Come explore the Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, and the Orion Nebula at our next sky‑watching event!
📅 Saturday, March 28
⏰ 8:30 PM
📍 Landolt Astronomical Observatory (on top of Nicholson Hall)
Bring your curiosity and enjoy an evening under the stars.✨
Everyone is welcome—don’t miss it!

🔬🐞 Can insects help solve crimes?
Join us on April 11 at 1:00 PM at the EBRPL Main Library (Teen Meeting Room) for a free public talk with Dr. Kristen Healy from the LSU Department of Entomology!

📍 7711 Goodwood Blvd.

#WBTTW #GeauxScience

Come join us for a STAR PARTY! ✨
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy

@lsu.bsky.social Astrophysicist Eric Burns is leading an investigation of a gamma-ray burst detected on July 2, 2025 that may expand on what scientists know about these powerful cosmic explosions.
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php

@lsuresearch.bsky.social

advertising the Star Party on December 6, 2025 at 7:30pm at Landolt Astronomical Observatory on LSU Campus

BR, stop doomscrolling and come look at actual stars 🤭
We’ve got a Star Party with telescopes aimed at the Moon, planets, and whatever else is glowing up there ✨
🎟️ Totally free
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family friendly
🚫 Not wheelchair accessible
@lsuscience.bsky.social #LSUScience #LSUAstronomy #LSUPhysics #StarParty

Huge congratulations to @lsu.bsky.social Prof. Jeffery Blackmon on being elected to the Chair-line of the @apsphysics.bsky.social Division of Nuclear Physics. 🎉
#lsuphysics #lsuastronomy #lsuscience #wbttw

We are excited to celebrate Dr. Eric Burns’ recent promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in the LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy! 🎉 bit.ly/4i6PnIn

✨ The stars are calling… and the Landolt Astronomical Observatory is open! ✨
Join us this fall for our public Star Party Nights—come see Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon through our telescopes and learn about the wonders of the night sky. 🌌🔭
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!

🔭✨ Star Party: Full Moon Edition! 🌚
🌕It’s a FULL MOON night — and you’re invited!
Join us at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory to witness the Moon shining at its brightest!

🧪 Dive into Discovery! 🌟 Join us for an exciting series of science presentations designed to inspire curiosity and ignite your love for learning. Perfect for students, educators, and the general public alike.

Join us for a spectacular Star Party at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory! 🔭 Witness the Moon, planets, and deep-space wonders up close. Check our socials regularly for updates on how weather may impact public nights. @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social

February 8, 2025, gave us clear skies and incredible views! 🔭✨ We spotted the Moon in detail, Jupiter shining bright, and even some deep-space nebulas. Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Landolt Astronomical Observatory—see you at the next one! @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social

🗓️Mark your calendars! 🌙🌌 Our upcoming Star Party events are almost here. 📍 Location: LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory, located on top of Nicholson Hall
Keep an eye on the skies (and our page) for more details! 🔭 @lsu.bsky.social @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social

A photo of LSU professor and head of LIGO Joseph Giamie speaking at an event behind a wood lectern with LIGO and the National Science Foundations logos on the front.

Joseph Giaime is an @lsuphysastro.bsky.social professor and the head of LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Livingston, Louisiana. He helped enable its Nobel Prize-winning detection of gravitational waves in 2015. (🧵 4/6)

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jupiter, saturn

the great nebula in Orion

the dumbbell nebula

Throw back to our November 2024 Star Party event! All photos were taken through our various telescopes🔭 While some turned out better than others, they offer a glimpse of the incredible wonders visible from our observatory!🪐 #LSU #LSUScience @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social

LSU Phys & Astro researchers tested a new technique to reduce "cosmic noise" in gravitational-wave detectors, improving clarity, just like adjusting a camera lens. This breakthrough will enable more precise study of distant cosmic events, like black hole mergers and even the origins of the universe.