Why the Oct. 5th Observe the Moon Night is misnamed
September 27, 2019 By Amy Sayle When is the Moon in the sky? We often ask field trip groups this question as we introduce Morehead’s planetarium show Earth, Moon and Sun….
September 27, 2019 By Amy Sayle When is the Moon in the sky? We often ask field trip groups this question as we introduce Morehead’s planetarium show Earth, Moon and Sun….
September 20, 2019 By Amy Sayle On Friday, September 20, 2019, from 8 to 10 p.m., you are invited to join Morehead at the House in the Horseshoe state historic site for…
August 16, 2019 Thursday, September 12, 7-9 p.m. GSK Fulldome Theater, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center FREE Morehead Planetarium & Science Center presents the Chapel Hill premiere of Farmsteaders, a documentary…
August 9, 2019 Updated: May 24, 2021 Morehead Planetarium & Science Center awarded multi-year $2.86 million grant from National Science Foundation The five-year grant will expand science education to additional…
August 7, 2019 By Amy Sayle The annual Perseid meteor shower is already happening, and is predicted to peak the night of August 12/13, 2019. That’s a Monday evening into early Tuesday…
July 31, 2019 By Amy Sayle You may have heard that today’s (July 31, 2019) new moon is a “black supermoon” that will make for exceptional stargazing when it rises…
July 22, 2019 Morehead brings GSK Science in the SummerTM to students in Robeson County CHAPEL HILL — This week, Morehead Planetarium & Science Center is partnering with GSK to provide a…
July 19, 2019 By Amy Sayle Fifty years ago this July, humans first walked on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission. North Carolinians have many ways to…
July 16, 2019 By Malenia Swinton On Saturday, July 20th, millions of people will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11—the landmark achievement that placed the first humans on the…
May 15, 2019 By Amy Sayle Want to wave hello to someone in outer space? You have several chances coming up, including during our skywatching session this Saturday evening (May 18, 2019)…