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Youth Programs
Star Families: Fall Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterStar Families: Native American Sky Stories
GSK Fulldome Theater[CANCELED] STEM/Nova Astronomy Workshop – Cub Scouts
Morehead Planetarium
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Teen Science Cafe | Back to the Geosphere: Impacts of CO2 Sequestration Underground
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesGeological carbon sequestration involves capturing atmospheric CO2, condensing it into liquid form, and pumping it into deep underground aquifers. Scientists have been exploring the environmental impacts of carbon sequestration, including changes to groundwater geochemistry, subsurface microbial community composition, and the potential for fracturing and escape of CO2 back into the atmosphere. I’ll give an overview Read more...
Astronomy Merit Badge Workshop – Boy Scouts
Morehead Planetarium
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Teen Science Cafe: From the Rainforest to the UN: How Science Informs Climate Change Policy
Morehead Planetarium Fulldome Theater 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesProfessor Angel Hsu found herself in the lowland jungles of Costa Rica while studying abroad the summer after her freshman year at Wake Forest University, experiencing the beauty of glass tree frogs and sound of howler monkeys, but wondering, “What good is the science I'm discovering, if global warming and deforestation eventually lead to the demise of Read more...
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STEM/Nova Astronomy Workshop – Cub Scouts
Morehead PlanetariumAstronomy Merit Badge Workshop – Boy Scouts
Morehead PlanetariumSTEM/Nova Astronomy Workshop – Cub Scouts
Morehead Planetarium
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UNC Science Expo
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesJoin us for one of the biggest celebrations of science in the state. Check out more than 100 hands-on activities and science demonstrations lead by STEM students, researchers, and practitioners from across UNC.
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Teen Science Cafe | Decoding the Structure of Birdsong
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesTeen Science Cafe is for you! This program is just for young adults, ages 13-18, and it’s free! Birdsong is a unique form of animal communication, as it faces evolutionary pressures from mate selection and social learning, and it possesses a vast amount of diversity. There is still much left to understand about how this Read more...
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Teen Science Cafe | Science Trivia Night
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesPlease join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, September 15th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe!
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Noche de Estrellas | Stargazing Night at Peach Road
Peach Road Cultural Center 911 Ileagnes Rd, Raleigh, North Carolina, United StatesEl viernes 8 de diciembre te invitamos a explorar el cielo nocturno con Noche de Estrellas, en colaboración con el Consulado de México en Raleigh, Morehead Planetarium Science Center, Red Global MX, Sigma XI, el Ayuntamiento de Raleigh, el Club de Astronomía 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 StatesJoin 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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Teen Science Cafe | Water Quality
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesPlease 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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Teen Science Cafe | State of Our Climate
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesPlease join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, January 19th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe!
Free
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UNC Science Expo
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesJoin us for one of the largest celebrations of science in North Carolina!
Free
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Skywatching: Views from The Durham
The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United StatesJust us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!
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Skywatching: Views from The Durham
The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United StatesJust us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!
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Skywatching: Views from The Durham
The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United StatesJust us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!
Free
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Skywatching: Views from The Durham
The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United StatesJust us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!
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Canceled Skywatching: Partial Lunar Eclipse
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesJoin us at Morehead to watch the partial lunar eclipse!
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Skywatching: Views from The Durham
The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United StatesJust us for an out-of-this-world night at The Durham Hotel!
Free