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Noche de Estrellas | Stargazing Night at Peach Road

Peach Road Cultural Center 911 Ileagnes Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

El viernes 8 de diciembre te invitamos a explorar el cielo nocturno con Noche de Estrellas, en colaboraciĂłn con el Consulado de MĂ©xico en Raleigh, Morehead Planetarium Science Center, Red Global MX, Sigma XI, el Ayuntamiento de Raleigh, el Club de AstronomĂ­a de Raleigh y el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Carolina del Norte. Esta Read more...

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Skywatching at Little River Regional Park

Little River Regional Park 301 Little River Park Way, Rougemont, North Carolina, United States

Join us from 8 to 10 p.m. at Little River Regional Park on December 13! With the guidance of a Morehead educator and members of Chapel Hill Astronomy and Observing Society (CHAOS), you’ll have the chance to view the sky via telescope, engage in hands-on astronomy activities, and take a laser-guided “star tour” of the Read more...

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Genetics & Microbiology | December Teen Science Cafe

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, December 15th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe!

Free

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Quantum Computing in Your Future | Carolina Science Cafe

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

For this month, we will be joined by Dr. Dan Stancil from NC State to discuss the future of quantum computing.

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Teen Science Cafe | Water Quality

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, January 19th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! For this month we are diving into the topic of water quality.

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PFAS in North Carolina Drinking Water | Carolina Science Cafe

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

For February, we will be joined by Dr. Detlef Knappe from NC State to discuss Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in North Carolina drinking water.

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Teen Science Cafe | State of Our Climate

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, January 19th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe!

Free

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Directives from the Deep Sea | Carolina Science Cafe 

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

For the March cafe, we will be joined by professional science communicator Marley Parker to learn what life is like during a deep-sea ocean expedition.

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Teen Science Cafe | Next-generation Leaders in Science and Technology

Morehead Planetarium Fulldome Theater 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

For this month we will be joined by a delegation of high school students from Japan as a part of Nagoya University MIRAI Global Science Campus program.

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Carolina Science Cafe | Life under a Solar Eclipse

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

We will be joined by Dr. Lisa Paciulli and Dr. Adam Hartstone-Rose from NC State University to discuss wildlife under a solar eclipse.

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UNC Science Expo

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Join us for one of the largest celebrations of science in North Carolina!

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Teen Science Cafe | Evolution of Animal Behavior

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Dr. Christine Drea explores species where females display morphological and behavioral traits that are typically associated with males.

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Carolina Science Cafe | Atmospheric Aerosols

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

Big Things Have Small Beginnings: How understanding atmospheric aerosols can save lives and help our climate.

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Skywatching: Views from The Durham

The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Just us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!

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Teen Science Cafe | FIRST Carrborobotics 

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

For this month we will be joined by FIRST Robotics team Carrborobotics who has just returned from the national competition.

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Carolina Science Cafe | Environmental Justice

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

For the June Cafe, we will welcome Dr. Ryan Emmanuel, a tenured faculty member at Duke University's Nicolas School for the Environment.

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Skywatching: Views from The Durham

The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Just us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!

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Carolina Science Cafe | Psychology of Sports Injuries

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

For the July cafe, we will welcome Shelby Baez, Ph.D., ATC, Director of the Psychology of Sport Injury Laboratory in UNC's Department of Exercise and Sport Science.

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Skywatching: Views from The Durham

The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Just us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!

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Canceled Carolina Science Cafe | Earthquakes: Shake, Rattle, and Roll!

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

Join us for our next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program.

Free

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Skywatching: Views from The Durham

The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Just us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!

Free
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Canceled Skywatching: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Join us at Morehead to watch the partial lunar eclipse!

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Canceled CANCELLED Teen Science Cafe | Science Trivia Night

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Join us for our September Teen Science Cafe! đź“š

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Carolina Science Cafe | Data on Contemporary Authoritarianism

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

For the October cafe, we will welcome Sasha de Vogel, a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Associate Director with the Authoritarian Politics Lab in the UNC Department of Political Science. This cafe is done in partnership with the University of North Carolina Postdoctoral Association.

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Skywatching: Views from The Durham

The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United States

Just us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!

Free
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Teen Science Cafe | Spooky Space Stories

Morehead Planetarium Fulldome Theater 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

With Halloween right around the corner, we want to have some fun and share some spooky space stories.

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Teen Science Cafe | Climate Change

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, November 8th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! This is a special cafe done as a part of our climate action plan that was written during the North Carolina Youth Climate Summit earlier this year. Members of our Teen Advisory Board will be returning to the Summit Read more...

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Carolina Science Cafe | Three Minute Thesis Finalists

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

For the November cafe, we will welcome 5 outstanding graduate students from UNC to share their research in a series of lightning talks. This cafe is done in partnership with the University of North Carolina Three Minute Thesis Competition.

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Carolina Science Cafe | Spatial Intelligence & AI

Haw River Tap & Table 300 E Main St C, , NC 27510, Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

Spatial Intelligence and Embodied AI: Understanding and Interacting with the Real World Join us for the next installment of the Carolina Science Cafe, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program. For the December cafe, we will welcome Richard Marks from the UNC School of Data Science and Society to discuss his work Read more...

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Teen Science Cafe | Healthcare

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, December 6th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! For the December cafe, we will be diving into the topic of healthcare science with a few fun activities as well as a presentation from a hospital professional. The right doors up the big stairs will open at 5:30 Read more...

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Skywatching at Little River Regional Park

Little River Regional Park 301 Little River Park Way, Rougemont, North Carolina, United States

Join us for a free skywatching opportunity at Little River Regional Park!

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