…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…
…before dawn on Saturday, December 14. It’s also worth your effort to look during the evening of Friday, December 13, starting around 9 p.m. At previous years’ skywatching events for…
…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…
…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…
…Foundation—Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program The National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of…
…don’t use that term. But some people have started using it to refer to a new moon that’s the second one to occur within a calendar month. Two new moons—or…
…recently acquired a Morehead Planetarium Medal given to Commander Neil Armstrong through a family estate auction, he knew that the stars had aligned perfectly to share the medal with his…
…a.m., then it becomes partial again, ending at 1:50 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21. (All times Eastern.) Here’s why this lunar eclipse is worth staying up for, North Carolina. It’s been…
…all portions of the sky. 7) Put bright devices away. Resist the urge to use your phone, tablet, or other lighted devices. In addition to pulling your attention away from…
July 27, 2018 By Amy Sayle You may have noticed that Mars has been in the news a lot lately: It’s at opposition! There’s a big dust storm! There’s a body of liquid…
