…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…
…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…
December 20, 2017 By Michael G. Neece On the morning of December 21, 1968, three men who trained at Morehead Planetarium sat atop a Saturn V rocket, ready to become…
December 14, 2017 CHAPEL HILL – This January, Morehead and the Carrboro Yoga Company present: Yoga Under the Stars. Start the New Year mindfully in Morehead’s GlaxoSmithKline Full Dome Theater, beneath an array…
…Girls Club to help inspire a new generation of scientists. “Morehead Planetarium is pleased to partner with the ‘Science On Your Street’ initiative, which will have a statewide impact on…
August 1, 2017 By Amy Sayle 1. When is the solar eclipse? Monday, August 21, 2017. For North Carolina, this is an afternoon event, happening from roughly 1 to 4…
…Although most of you reading this blog will miss this weekend’s solar eclipse, be sure to mark your calendar for the next one, on August 21, 2017. On that day, the United States…
…in the night sky, Sirius. It’s “only” about 8 and a half light years away, which means that its starlight—traveling at the speed of light, 186,000 miles a second—takes eight…
