Your checklist for viewing the 2020 Perseid meteor shower
…to see reddish Mars after it rises in the east around 11 p.m. Stay up really late and you get to see super bright Venus after it rises around 3…
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Planned Giving
The gift that keeps on giving. By making a planned gift, you can make a lasting impact on Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, and on science education in North Carolina…
Employment Opportunities
…An ideal candidate will have experience in grants, donor relations, project management, and communications. The Director of Advancement will also understand classical marketing and how to apply it in a…
Field Trip & Reservation FAQs
…10 or so) extra adult tickets onto your reservation (not including teachers and required chaperones), and have parents sign up for and pay your school for those tickets. If you…
NCSciFest sets new Guinness World Record
…and Shane Brogan from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Physics and Astronomy helped the NCSciFest team devise and build a device that would allow them to use…
Morehead develops new digital avenues to engage statewide audiences
May 15, 2020 By Samantha Dikolli The current worldwide public health crisis has presented unprecedented times for people and organizations around the world. Morehead is no exception; however, we have…
Take a walk through the solar system—in your own neighborhood.
…ball of gas and liquid and doesn’t have a solid surface for your spacecraft to land. It’s just as well, because the atmosphere would poison you and crush your spacecraft….
Happy birthday, Durham! Your city flag is astronomically wonderful.
…official birthday is April 26, 1853—and April 26 is one of the dates corresponding to the astrological sign of Taurus. Alas, those dates are wrong. In fact, on April 26,…
Morehead awarded $50,000 grant to provide science education resources for rural NC
…elementary and middle school grades over two years. Morehead staff will collaborate with ECSU faculty and staff to develop the camp curricula, train staff and volunteers and evaluate the project….
Tips for viewing the 2019 Geminid meteor shower
…8 and 10 p.m., you can view various celestial delights through telescopes operated by Morehead educators and members of the Chapel Hill and Raleigh astronomy clubs. We hope to see you! For information on…