Hidden No More: Week 9 round-up
George Washington Carver Carver joined Tuskegee Institute’s agriculture faculty in 1896. There he promoted the rotation of crops like peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes to nourish the soil and provide…
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Star student spotlight: Vivian Le
…in Environmental Cultural Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies) with a minor in Environmental Science and Sustainability. Q: Where is your hometown? A: Kernersville, North Carolina Q: How long have you been working…
Hidden No More: Week 5 round-up
…1879, Mahoney completed the rigorous nursing course at the New England Hospital for Women and Children to become the first African American licensed nurse. In her long career, she played…
Field Trip & Reservation FAQs
…Use tax exemption is not the same as income tax exemption. Income tax exemption numbers cannot be used in place of NC tax exemption certificate numbers. Can memberships be applied…
NCSciFest sets new Guinness World Record
…Carolina, the Festival had to postpone or cancel over 800 events in April for public and K-12 audiences due to the rapidly changing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. In place of an…
Skywatching at home: What do you see in the Moon?
…binoculars and telescopes than at other moon phases. What do YOU see in the Moon? (Credit: NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio) However, full moon can be a wonderful time to observe…
The scientific reason you should know the constellations of the zodiac
May 5, 2020 By Amy Sayle “Where’s Pisces?” “Where’s Cancer?” In our Carolina Skies planetarium shows, audience members often request that we point out specific constellations, but we get questions…
Star student spotlight: Jacob Koehler
…years. Q: How are you involved on campus outside of Morehead? A: I was in Carolina For The Kids for four years (holding a subchair position for two of them),…
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.
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…