From Earth to the Universe
2025-11-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)

Carolina Skies
2025-11-14 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-11-15 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-11-22 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-11-29 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-11-30 16:30 - 17:30

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2025-11-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-11-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2025-11-29 10:30 - 11:30

Cielos del Sur: Historias de América Latina | Southern Skies: Stories from Latin America
2025-11-15 12:00 - 13:00

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2025-11-15 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-22 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-29 12:00 - 13:00

Messengers of Time & Space
2025-11-15 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-29 15:00 - 16:00

Meteor Mixer
2025-11-15 20:00 - 23:00 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
Dance under the stars!

On Saturday, November 15, join us for an out-of-this-world night of dancing in our fulldome theater. With a DJ spinning a stellar lineup of music, hors d’oeuvres, and a selection of beer and wine, the Meteor Mixer is the perfect time to experience Morehead like never before.

Leave the kids at home. This event is for adults 21+!

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What’s Included

Access to Morehead’s exhibits, Launch Lab, and fulldome theater dance party

Hors d’oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages

Two drink tickets (selection of beer and wine)

Pricing/Discounts

Early Bird discount: $25 (available until October 20, 2025)

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Regular ticket price: $30 (after October 20, 2025)

Member price: $25

Food and drinks are available from 8 pm – 10 pm. Dancing in the dome is from 9 pm – 11 pm.

This is a 21+ event. No one under the age of 21 will be allowed into the event. IDs will be verified.

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We Are Stars
2025-11-16 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-23 13:30 - 14:30

Supermassive Black Holes
2025-11-16 15:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-23 15:00 - 16:00

One Sky, Many Eyes
2025-11-16 16:30 - 17:30, 2025-11-23 16:30 - 17:30

Teen Science Cafe: Exoplanet Watch
2025-11-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
Exoplanet Watch with Yashasree Gadipalli

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for November’s Teen Science Cafe! This month, we welcome Yashasree Gadipalli, who will be sharing her work as a citizen scientist with NASA’s Exoplanet Watch project, which uses telescope data to scan for planets outside our solar system.

Open to teens ages 13-18, our monthly cafes include exciting activities, engaging talks from expert speakers, and even free food! Plus, we cover a variety of different topics, ranging from cell biology to deep space galaxies, making it a one-of-a-kind spot for high school students to explore new ideas, interact with each other, and have fun!

Doors will open at 6:00 pm for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:30 pm and wrap up around 7:30 pm.

Learn more about Teen Science Cafe

About Yashasree

Yashasree Gadipalli is a first-year student at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Astronomy and Data Science. As a participant in Exoplanet Watch, she uses NASA’s EXOTIC software to research the exoplanet TrES-3b and is developing a citizen science program to help students explore and contribute to ongoing astronomy research. As an intern for Cisco, she explored the intersection of AI and data science, which she now applies to her astronomy work. As an affiliate of the World Children’s Parliament, Yashasree is dedicated to making science more accessible to young minds.

Program Schedule

6:00 pm: Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west, main entrance of Morehead.

6:00 – 6:30 pm: Pizza social. The pizza social will take place in our classrooms, located on the 2nd floor.

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm: Discussion & activities. Trivia will take place in the Science Stage.

Please Note: Depending on scheduled activities, the program may end between 7:30 p.m. and 7:45 p.m.

Skywatching at Little River Regional Park
2025-11-21 18:00 - 20:00 | Little River Regional Park, 301 Little River Park Way, Rougemont, North Carolina, 27572, United States
Join Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society (CHAOS) for skywatching at Little River Regional Park! On this night, we’ll be focusing on Saturn’s nearly edge-on rings.

This is an informal session, so you can arrive and leave at any time during the program. However, if you plan to attend, we suggest bringing a blanket or chairs and some snacks so you can relax under the stars.

We ask that you leave all pets at home, even those on a leash. Darkness, lots of people, expensive telescopes, and pets are a bad combination. Pets will not be permitted near the telescopes.

Please note that this event is weather-dependent. In the event of a cancellation, we will provide updates on our website and social media.

Have more questions about skywatching? Visit our FAQs page!

Skywatching FAQs

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
2025-11-22 12:00 - 13:00

Skywatching at the Morehead Sundial
2025-11-23 17:45 - 18:45 | Morehead Planetarium Sundial, 220 E Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Join Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for free pop-up skywatching at the Morehead Sundial! On this night, we’ll be focusing on Saturn’s nearly edge-on rings.

This is an informal session, so you can arrive and leave at any time during the program. We ask that you leave all pets at home, even those on a leash. Darkness, lots of people, expensive telescopes, and pets are a bad combination. Pets will not be permitted near the telescopes.

Please note that this event is weather-dependent. In the event of a cancellation, we will provide updates on our website and social media.

Have more questions about skywatching? Visit our FAQs page!

Skywatching FAQs

The Longest Night: A Winter's Tale
2025-11-29 13:30 - 14:30, 2025-11-30 15:00 - 16:00

Solar System Odyssey
2025-11-30 13:30 - 14:30
