Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2023-04-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-08 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-04-01 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-03-26 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-03-25 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut
2023-04-09 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-04-02 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-03-26 13:30 - 14:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Carolina Skies
2023-04-08 16:30 - 17:30, 2023-04-02 16:30 - 17:30, 2023-04-01 16:30 - 17:30, 2023-03-31 16:30 - 17:30, 2023-03-26 16:30 - 17:30, 2023-03-25 16:30 - 17:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Mysteries of Your Brain
2023-04-08 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-04-01 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-03-25 13:30 - 14:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

From Earth to the Universe
2023-04-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2023-04-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-04-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-03-25 10:30 - 11:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Science for All Summit
2023-04-06 08:30 - 14:00, 2023-04-05 08:30 - 20:30 | Friday Conference Center, 100 Friday Center Dr, Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
On April 5-6, 2023, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host the inaugural Science for All Summit at the Friday Conference Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The Summit is a community convening to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access (IDEA) in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The theme of this year’s Summit is From IDEA to Action.

The purpose of the Summit is to engage educators, practitioners, researchers, thought leaders, and other change agents in conversation and knowledge building around emerging issues and innovative strategies related to advancing IDEA in STEM.

Register here.

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Carolina Science Cafe | Let's Chat about ChatGPT
2023-04-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Gizmo Brew Works, 157 E Franklin St #100, Chapel Hill, 27514
Finally returning after a 3-year hiatus, the Carolina Science Café returns to Franklin Street on a new day and a new location as Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s free, current science awareness program.

ChatGPT is an advanced language model from OpenAI, which has been making headlines as one of the most powerful AI models to date. Such AI models are being seen by some (including the) challenging human conceits about language and creativity on the one hand, and criticized as being glorified talking parrots on the other. In this talk, we will briefly delve into what ChatGPT and other language models are, how they work, and their potential impacts on public life, science, and the future of work and the creative arts. We will also discuss the ethical and societal implications of data-driven AI, such as issues of privacy and bias.

We will be joined by Shashank Srivastava, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UNC Chapel Hill who studies natural language processing, with special interests in grounding language in perception, neuro-symbolic methods, and interactive machine learning. Earlier this year he sat on a panel for ChatGPT in Context, a discussion of this new technology and its real and imagined impacts on the campus community — and beyond.

Designed for adults, this program explores science topics making national and international headlines and offers the chance to meet the experts behind the headlines. The Carolina Science Café will be hosted at Gizmo Brew Works on Tuesday, April 4, starting at 6:00 p.m.

You do not need to register…just show up!

We Are Stars
2023-04-01 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

UNC Science Expo
2023-04-01 11:00 - 16:00 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
Join us for one of the biggest celebrations of science in the state!

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, in partnership with the students and faculty at UNC, celebrate science with our community.

This annual celebration of science features more than 100 hands-on activities and science demonstrations lead by STEM students, researchers, and practitioners from UNC-Chapel Hill. The UNC Science Expo is your chance to get up close and personal with cutting edge science hands-on activities, demonstrations, games, and performances.

The UNC Science Expo is a signature event of the North Carolina Science Festival.

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Spot, an agile mobile robot from Boston Dynamics wows the crowd Morehead Planetarium and Science Center as part of UNC Science Expo, Saturday, April 9, 2022.

Solar System Odyssey
2023-03-31 15:00 - 16:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Skywatching: Little River Regional Park
2023-03-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Little River Regional Park
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center invites you to a free skywatching event at Little River Regional Park (weather permitting). Come see Venus close to the waxing crescent Moon, plus Mars and other celestial delights!

Morehead educators and CHAOS members (from Chapel Hill Astronomical & Observational Society) will bring telescopes and guide you through fun observations of stars, planets, moons, nebulae and other celestial objects. Be sure to call the park office after 4pm for cloud/cancellation updates: 919-732-5505. Meet at the Play Meadow. All ages welcomed. Due to the fragile viewing equipment, please no dogs.

If you’re interested in finding out more about skywatching sessions with Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, check out this link: https://moreheadplanetarium.org/skywatching-faqs/
