Stocker Astroscience Center

Inside FIU’S Astronomy Club

By Karen Alava | Staff Writer The Astronomy Club is building a space where students from all majors can come together to explore the universe, no prior experience required. Through events, discussions, and hands-on activities, the club focuses not only on astronomy but also on creating a welcoming community for anyone curious about space. Led […]

The sky is the limit for FIU’s Astronomy Club 

Sophia Noya | Staff Writer In the heart of campus stands the Stocker AstroScience Center, sporting the only telescope of its kind in South Florida. Inside, FIU’s Astronomy Club meets once a month to observe and learn about the stars in the night sky.  After some years of inactivity, the stars have continued to align […]

Party Under the Stars at FIU’s Stocker AstroScience Center

Maria Lago/PantherNOW Students can literally dance under the stars while getting to know them better at this year’s 29th edition of the Winter Star Party. Created by FIU physics professor and musician James Webb, the party will include telescope observations, NASA updates and a tour of the Stocker AstroScience Center. “Science is important for everybody, […]

Students ‘come together’ to witness eclipse

FIU Panthers gathered in droves on the GC lawns to witness a natural phenomenon 38 years in the making.

Inside look of the Stocker AstroScience Center

The past few semesters, there has been talk and interest surrounding one of the new buildings on campus. Though new buildings hardly seem like an uncommon occurrence lately, the Stocker AstroScience Center (StASC) has really taken the student body by surprise.

Stocker AstroScience Center celebrates grand opening with week of events

The Stocker AstroScience Center's grand opening was a week of lectures, music and star gazing.

Astroscience center to attract more than astronomy students

Dr. James Webb, a professor in the physics department, has designed almost every aspect of the observatory and Stocker Astroscience Center, a four-floor structure, complete with a telescope control bridge and an original glass-tile mosaic.
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