Why the Oct. 5th Observe the Moon Night is misnamed
…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…
…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…
…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…
…eclipse the Moon will be especially well placed – high in the sky – for the eastern United States. We’ll be able to see all phases of the eclipse, including…
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…
…against the Soviets, none of them did. Their Morehead training ensured that the astronauts knew star positions to use as guideposts to point the way home. December 21, 2017 is forty-nine…
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…
…Senior Director of Community Relations at Cary, NC-based analytics company SAS Institute Inc., for her continued support of STEM education. Goodnight serves on a number of boards committed to education,…
…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…