The meteor shower drought is OVER!
…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…
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Star student spotlight: Kat Timm
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…
What’s up in the pre-dawn sky?
…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…
Useful Science Podcast and Morehead announce a new collaboration
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…
Morehead’s new look: Why the change?
…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…
New Year event cancellation
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…
Morehead awarded $50,000 grant to provide science education resources for rural NC
…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…
Stop by Morehead for a last chance to see a transit of Mercury in decades
…the solar filter, Mercury will appear as a small black dot roughly 1/200th the size of the Sun in diameter. However, we’ve got good news for anyone disappointed by the…
Why the Oct. 5th Observe the Moon Night is misnamed
…a new Moon is up only when the Sun is up, too: all day. (You won’t actually see a new moon, though, because the Sun lights only its far side.) When it’s…
Morehead Planetarium & Science Center awarded multi-year $2.86 million grant from National Science Foundation
…the Advancing Informal STEM Learning program to promote informal science education across the United States through research, innovative projects, and conferences. Each year National Science Foundation allocates 93% of its…