You’re invited to a Star Party! April 16 & 17, 2021
…see ALL your Star Party options. Please note that many events, whether they are in-person or virtual, require advance registration. The NC Statewide Star Party is made possible by funding…
…see ALL your Star Party options. Please note that many events, whether they are in-person or virtual, require advance registration. The NC Statewide Star Party is made possible by funding…
…easily found Jupiter against the background of the twilight sky just 30 minutes after sunset, and then was able to spot dimmer Saturn very nearby. If you live in central…
Come Visit Us Experience Morehead through our expanded exhibits and interactive experiences Plan a visit Events Up Next Full Calendar We’re currently closed. Where to find us: 250 E Franklin…
…shows, Science Stage programs, and interactive exhibits Two guest passes for free admission (one-time use only) and six one-hour parking validations** (must be redeemed at Morehead Box Office) Priority registration…
…and see if they might possibly run into them.” Q: As a planetarium and science center, making science education accessible to the Triangle and beyond is a central part of…
…women make up the majority of breast cancer cases in America, Black/African American women have the highest cancer incident rates as a percentage of the population. Additionally, the average death…
…blasted into space on the shuttle Discovery, becoming the third African American woman to accomplish this amazing feat. After a 20-year career at NASA, Joan pursued other opportunities before returning…
…blue baby syndrome. McKinley Thompson, Jr., Car Designer Ford Motor Company hired Thompson in 1956, after he’d completed a degree in transportation design. He was Ford’s first African American designer….
…his occupation as “photographer.” He later had a successful studio in Washington, D.C., and photographed many noted African Americans, including Charles Drew and Madam C. J. Walker. Valerie L. Thomas,…
…$40,000. Onesimus, Medical Advisor Onesimus, an enslaved African in Boston, explained that being inoculated with smallpox gave protection from the disease. He had observed this in Africa. His information proved…