Take a walk through the solar system—in your own neighborhood.
…than 1000 degrees colder, so you’ll need some good long underwear. Take 9 more big steps to get to Venus. You think North Carolina summers are hot? Today’s forecast on…
…than 1000 degrees colder, so you’ll need some good long underwear. Take 9 more big steps to get to Venus. You think North Carolina summers are hot? Today’s forecast on…
April 26, 2020 By Amy Sayle Durham, North Carolina, which celebrates its birthday today, has an astronomical connection you can see for yourself in tonight’s sky. The seven stars of…
…off. One lucky astronomy coincidence that will help us view these meteors this year is the fact that the Moon is close to its “new moon” phase during the peak…
March 2, 2020 By Samantha Dikolli We are excited to introduce our new series: Star Student Spotlight. Every month we will highlight the work of different star student employees! First…
…from the solar year by one day. How did we solve this complication? Well, we can thank Pope Gregory XIII. The “Gregorian Calendar”, the calendar we use today, used an…
…this reddish planet for the reddish star appearing below it, Antares, known as the rival of Mars. Expect to see Mars in the news this summer, when a good launch window opens for sending…
January 3, 2020 Useful Science and the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center have announced a new collaboration on the Useful Science Podcast. The Useful Science Podcast is a science podcast that…
…Carolina, will unveil a new website on January 20, 2020. The website comes a year after the initial 2019 rollout of its new brand identity which included a logo redesign…
December 2, 2019 Morehead will not host annual New Year Family Celebration CHAPEL HILL, NC—Due to ongoing renovations Morehead Planetarium & Science Center will not host the annual Night Lights…
…Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to Morehead Planetarium and Science Center for a new project that will help address equity in access to high quality science education resources in…