Your checklist for viewing the 2020 Perseid meteor shower
…last dark hour before dawn, when you’re on the side of Earth that’s leading in space and sweeping up the most meteors. That would mean roughly 4 to 5 a.m….
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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
…positions are now filled, but we are still considering applications for Sales Associate for the 2024-25 school year. Sales Associates work in our box office and museum store, selling tickets…
Field Trip & Reservation FAQs
…and Launch Lab programs require at least 10 students to book the visit. Is there a minimum chaperone requirement for field trips? Morehead requires approximately 1 adult per 10 students…
NCSciFest sets new Guinness World Record
June 5, 2020 By Samantha Dikolli The North Carolina Science Festival (NCSciFest), the nation’s first statewide celebration of science, has broken a Guinness World Record for highest launch from a…
Take a walk through the solar system—in your own neighborhood.
…Take 10 big steps to get to Mercury. Pack a very special spacesuit for Mercury’s daytime side, where temperatures can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit. At night it can be more…
Happy birthday, Durham! Your city flag is astronomically wonderful.
…the Pleiades are represented on Durham’s city flag. This star cluster (which has a number of other names, including the “seven sisters”) is located in the constellation Taurus the Bull,…
Morehead awarded $50,000 grant to provide science education resources for rural NC
…school science guidelines for NC Standard Course of Study and augmented with standards-based curricula. This project will also make possible a total of five summer science enrichment camps for children in upper…
Tips for viewing the 2019 Geminid meteor shower
…view, cutting down on the total number you’ll see. You can still enjoy a meteor viewing outing, as long as you adjust your expectations. Credit: Matt Lochansky Viewing tips: Choose…
Yoga Under the Stars: Benefits beyond the mat
…out one of the Yoga Under the Stars: NCSciFest Edition sessions on Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22, and 29. Tickets are required and will be available to purchase starting Friday, March 6. We’ll…