Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Astronaut
2022-01-08 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-18 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-11 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-04 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | GSK Fulldome Theater

Dynamic Earth
2022-01-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2022-01-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-11 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-04 10:30 - 11:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

From Earth to the Universe
2021-12-19 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-12 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-05 16:30 - 17:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
2021-12-19 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-12 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-11 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-05 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-04 15:00 - 16:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Carolina Skies
2021-12-19 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-18 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-12 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-11 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-05 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-04 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-11-28 16:30 - 17:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Take Flight
2021-12-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-12-04 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Solar Skywatching at Kidzu Children's Museum
2021-12-18 11:00 - 13:00
Join us at Kidzu Children’s Museum on Saturday 12/18 for safe solar observing as part of their James Webb Space Telescope Launch Party community event.

We’ll be set up in the parking lot at University Place in Chapel Hill, near the mall entrance by Alfredo’s Pizza. The mall address is 201 S. Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

Solar observing will be available from 11AM – 1PM, and will be free – no registration required. Come by and explore the Sun with us!

The community event at Kidzu is also free but does require registration. You can register for their event here and learn more on their website.

Teen Science Cafe | The Role of the Gut Microbiome in Our Health and Wellbeing
2021-12-10 17:30 - 19:15 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Join us for this Teen Science Cafe with Rachel Dumez, doctoral candidate in the Curriculum of Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Rachel will discuss the trillions of microorganisms that live on and inside our bodies, including the community of microbes that colonize the gastrointestinal tract that are referred to as our gut microbiome. The gut microbiome plays an integral role in many aspects of our health such as how we respond to medications and even how well our brains function. Loss of the “good” bacteria from our gut microbiome has been associated with many metabolic disorders such as obesity, diabetes, and irritable bowel syndrome. We will explore more about the relationship we have with microbes and one way we can promote a healthy gut microbiome through the consumption of probiotics.

Speaker Bio: Rachel Dumez is a third year PhD candidate in the Curriculum of Genetics and Molecular Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill who conducts research in Dr. Rob Dowen’s lab. For her thesis project she is exploring the host metabolic response to consumption of Kombucha-associated microorganisms using a small transparent worm species called Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system.
