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🔴 Today marks 50 years since NASA's Viking 1 became the first U.S. spacecraft to successfully land on Mars, returning the first images from the Red Planet. 🚀 Happy 50th anniversary, Viking 1! #Mars #NASA #TaylorPlanetarium

🚀 Ready to send your name to space? Join the Taylor Planetarium aboard NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! Submit your name by Sunday, July 12, and be part of this incredible journey through the cosmos. 🌌 my.nasa.gov/specialevent... #NASA #RomanSpaceTelescope #Space #TaylorPlanetarium

Happy #FossilFriday! Meet MOR 693, better known as #BigAl, one of the world's most famous #Allosaurus jimmadseni specimens. See Big Al's new look at #MuseumoftheRockies. Thanks to the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management. Exhibit funding provided by the David B. Jones Foundation. bit.ly/4eRuMI8

Museum of the Rockies on Instagram: "Happy Fossil Friday! Say hello to MOR 693, better known as Big Al, one of the world's most famous Allosaurus jimmadseni specimens. Research by paleontologist Rebec...65 likes, 2 comments - museum_of_the_rockies on July 10, 2026: "Happy Fossil Friday! Say hello to MOR 693, better known as Big Al, one of the world's most famous Allosaurus jimmadseni specimens. Resea...www.instagram.com

We're hiring an Associate Director of Accounting/Controller at Museum of the Rockies! Help support the financial operations behind this wonderful institution. Apply today: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52015 Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS! Museum of the Rockies is hiring a K–12 Coordinator! Inspire the next generation through STEAM, history, science, field trips, and summer camps. Equal Opportunity Employer, Veterans/Disabled. Interested? Apply here: #[bit.ly/4y76vFA

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Happy #FossilFriday! MOR recently unveiled a new Triceratops skull in the Hall of Horns and Teeth! Meet Cliffhanger (MOR 3045), a Triceratops discovered in the Hell Creek Formation of eastern Montana.

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A new look at an ancient face. Big Al’s skull just got a 3D-printed glow up and is ready to meet you… not eat you. Probably. Interested? See #BigAl starting tomorrow, Friday, July 3. Here at #MuseumoftheRockies! #Allosaurus #Fossils #DinosaurSkull #Paleontology #3DPrinting #ScienceAtMOR #BozemanMT

#SpaceSunday June’s #StrawberryMoon is also the final #MicroMoon of 2026, appearing slightly smaller and dimmer. A 🌕 can appear reddish near the horizon because its light passes through the densest layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Look up June 29 around 6 p.m. in Montana. #Astronomy #StrawberryMoon

🦖 Big Al updates beginning July 3 here at MOR! A new exhibit features a 3D-printed reconstruction of the Allosaurus skull alongside the original fossil. The project was made possible by a $63,000 grant from the David B. Jones Foundation. Read more: bit.ly/4vB34VQ

Museum of the Rockies set to unveil new permanent dinosaur exhibitBOZEMAN, Mont. — A new permanent exhibit at the Museum of the Rockies will bring visitors face to face with Big Al, an Allosaurus from the late Jurassic period, startingbit.ly

#FossilFriday Student Spotlight! Meet Elizabeth Barott, a Montana State University student who spent the last two weeks in the field at a Maiasaura bone bed. We're thrilled to have students like Elizabeth helping uncover Montana's prehistoric past! Go Bobcats! #FossilFriday #MuseumOfTheRockies

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Thank you to Chet Layman and KBZK for sharing the story of Chris Dobbs’ next chapter. Chris, thank you for eight years of leadership, dedication, and service to Museum of the Rockies. Your impact will be felt for years to come. We wish you and your family all the best in New York. 💙 #[bit.ly/4uX5ygf

Museum of the Rockies director Chris Dobbs leaving after 8 years to lead New York museumMuseum of the Rockies director Chris Dobbs leaves June 30 after 8 years to lead the Adirondack Experience in New York.www.kbzk.com

🦖 Big Al Alert 🚨 Museum of the Rockies has received a $63,075 grant from the David B. Jones Foundation to create "A Dinosaur Makeover: Face to Face with Big Al" Featuring 3D skull reconstruction, interactive scanning, and a life-sized Big Al reconstruction. Coming summer 2026. bit.ly/4eor20z #BigAl

☀️ #SpaceSaturday Summer Solstice arrives Sunday, June 21 at 2:24 a.m., bringing Bozeman's longest day of the year with nearly 15 hours and 42 minutes of daylight. Fun fact: Solstice means "Sun still." How will you spend the extra daylight? 🌅 #SummerSolstice #Astronomy #BozemanMT

Join us at ERA Landmark in downtown Bozeman from 6-8 p.m. for the exclusive premiere of Mario Miner Jr.’s brand-new music video, “Drinkin’ Man’s Prayer.”

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Happy #FossilFriday! The paleo team is looking forward to a great field season around Montana. Our Curator of Paleontology Dr. John B. Scannella shares what they have planned for the summer.

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Big news at MOR! After nearly 8 years of leadership and growth, Executive Director Chris Dobbs will step down June 30 to lead a history museum in New York. Thank you, Chris, for your service! 🦖 Scott A. Williams has been appointed Interim Executive Director. www.montana.edu/news/25360/m...

Museum of the Rockies announces departure of Executive Director Christopher DobbsDobbs, who has been museum director for eight years, will leave at the end of June for a museum in New York. MOR’s senior director of exhibitions and planetarium, Scott Williams, will lead the museum ...www.montana.edu

Proof that @museumguyscott.bsky.social has been letting dinosaurs get all up in his face for decades. Happy to report he brings that exact same energy to work every day here. Take a listen: www.paleonerds.com/podcast/scot...

Happy #FossilFriday! Get up close and personal with Oryctodromeus! This plant eating dinosaur lived ~96mya and likely raised its young in burrows. See it on display in the Hall of Giants. #[bit.ly/4sp4wIE #Paleontology #Oryctodromeus #Cretaceous #Montana #Blackleaf #Fossil #Dinosaur

Happy #FossilFriday! This is the skull of Nakanonectes (MOR 3072), one of the last plesiosaurs to cruise the Western Interior Seaway in the Cretaceous Period. With a mouth full of needle-like teeth, it ate small fish and cephalopods. #[bit.ly/4sp4wIE

We are hiring! 🦖 If you are a MSU paleo student looking for hands-on experience, join us as a Field Assistant this season. Work in the field & gain new skills. Apply today: bit.ly/4tt3nke #Hiring #Paleontology #FieldSeason #Bozeman #ScienceJobs