The meteor shower drought is OVER!
…the best viewing night will be the evening of Tuesday, April 21st , 2020, into the early morning of the 22nd. If you have not already disrupted your sleeping schedule,…
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Skywatching at home: Use Stellarium to learn the sky
…etc.). Stellarium defaults to showing you the current sky, even if it’s daytime. There are a few ways to set the date and time to show you the sky at…
Star student spotlight: Melissa Fernandez
…me or (if I get really lucky) when they make me something heartfelt while their drawing during free time or crafting something on a Freaky Friday. As a camp counselor,…
Skywatching at home: See the space station fly (April 6, 2020)
…Space Station: Go outside. “Take it from someone who couldn’t,” he writes. In fact, if you step outside your home tonight—Monday, April 6, 2020—you can see the space station itself,…
Star student spotlight: Annie Bocko
…ages! My favorite event to work is Jupiter Ball, but I love my day-to-day work at Afterschool and Camp the most. Q: Why Morehead? A: I love working at Morehead…
Aerospace activism: The story of Mary G. Ross
…manned spaceflight. Or maybe you thought of Ada Lovelace: the first programmer and computer engineer. It’s also possible you couldn’t think of any female engineers. However, history is full of…
Star student spotlight: Kat Timm
…work around are dedicated and welcoming, and every day I get to build skills with powerful design programs like Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Q: What is a fun fact…
The science behind the leap: Leap year 2020
…difference, we add an extra day to the calendar every four years. It’s a great way to enjoy an extra day of doing something you love, such as seeing a…
Celebrate with your Valentine (and Medusa) under the planetarium sky
…and back? We’ll go way, way, way farther than that. You have five opportunities to see Carolina Skies: Valentine edition: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14,…
Sunsets, Stonehenge and solstices
…of the year. But after this solstice the days will grow longer until the next one in June, the summer solstice, which will mark the longest day of the year….