Week of Welcome: Under the Stars with Morehead
2022-08-23 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Experience the NEW Morehead during UNC’s Weeks of Welcome. Step into the fulldome for a great experience under the stars! Catch one of our most popular shows: “Carolina Skies” as students will be immersed in an experience like no other!

Purchase Tickets for Under the Stars with Morehead:

4:30 PM Show

5:15 PM Show

Schedule

4:00 PM—6 PM Explore Morehead (Exhibits + Launch Lab)4:30 PM—Carolina Skies (ticket required)4:30 PM—Science LIVE! (interactive science demos)5:15 PM—Carolina Skies(ticket required)5:15 PM—Science LIVE! (interactive science demos)

Week of Welcome 2022 Discount: UNC Students receive free general admission to Morehead Planetarium & Science Center year-round. Tickets to planetarium shows are only $5/each for current students. For this 2022 Week of Welcome event, student tickets receive a -$3.00 discount.

OneCard required: This event and special show is available only for current UNC undergraduate and graduate students. A valid UNC OneCard must be shown at check-in for all participants. If you purchase multiple tickets, a OneCard is required for each guest on your order.

Earth, Moon and Sun
2022-08-24 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-08-25 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-08-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-09-17 10:30 - 11:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut
2022-08-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-08-26 12:00 - 13:00, 2022-09-18 13:30 - 14:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
2022-08-24 13:30 - 14:30, 2022-08-25 13:30 - 14:30, 2022-08-26 13:30 - 14:30, 2022-09-17 13:30 - 14:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

From Earth to the Universe
2022-08-24 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-25 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-26 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-09-17 15:00 - 16:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2022-08-27 10:30 - 11:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Take Flight
2022-08-27 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Dynamic Earth
2022-08-27 13:30 - 14:30, 2022-09-18 15:00 - 16:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

We Are Stars
2022-08-27 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-28 15:00 - 16:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Carolina Skies
2022-08-27 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-08-28 16:30 - 17:30, 2022-09-17 16:30 - 17:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Solar System Odyssey
2022-08-28 13:30 - 14:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Teen Science Cafe | Finding the Fountain of Youth in Space
2022-09-16 17:30 - 19:00 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Investigating the Role of Stem Cells in Spaceflight Telomere Elongation

Up in space, astronauts experience physiological changes reminiscent of aging such as muscle atrophy, loss of bone density, and stiffened arteries. However, they have been found to develop “longer” cellular telomeres at the same time. Because longer telomeres are linked to youth, this suggests that spaceflight could paradoxically be the cellular “fountain of youth” for astronauts. Our speaker will discuss this perplexing phenomenon and also dive into an active research proposal that will investigate whether the process is linked to stem cells.

Pristine Onuoha

About our speaker: Pristine Onuoha is a 17 year-old senior at East Chapel Hill High School who loves learning about how life works and real world applications of those questions. Pristine was named the 2022 Winner of the Genes in Space Competition for her space biology research proposal. As a result, Pristine will be working with scientists to develop this proposal for actual implementation aboard the International Space Station in 2023!

Carolina Skies – Members Only Screening
2022-09-16 18:30 - 19:20 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Star Families: Greek Myths & Legends
2022-09-17 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater
