Your June 2021 solstice stargazing in North Carolina
…rise. The next full moon will be June 24, 2021. Full moon is when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky, so the Moon will rise around sunset,…
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…tax must be met for any private show reservation. A tax of 7.5% is applicable to private shows. Available Mondays, Tues-Thurs after 4:30 pm, or Fri-Sun after 6 pm. Private…
NCSciFest celebrates Homegrown Science for 11th anniversary
The annual statewide festival returns with 200+ in-person and virtual events throughout April April 1, 2021 | North Carolina North Carolina Science Festival (NCSciFest), the country’s first statewide celebration of…
Jupiter/Saturn conjunction: Celebrate a planetary pile-up with us on the longest night of the year, December 21, 2020
…is well over a thousand times closer to Earth than these planets are. 3. Look between 30-60 minutes after sunset. This is an early-bedtime-friendly and curfew-friendly event. This week, I…
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…am LEARN MORE 12:00 PM Earth, Moon and Sun September 21 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LEARN MORE 1:30 PM Astronaut September 21 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm…
Planetarium Shows
…and Sun Explore the relationship between Earth, Moon and Sun. Earthquakes, Volcanoes & Tsunamis Discover how Earth’s seemingly solid surface is actually in constant motion. Forward! To the Moon Learn…
Your checklist for viewing the 2020 Perseid meteor shower
…The Perseids are the result of debris left over by Comet Swift-Tuttle on its periodic trips around the Sun. How can you best view the Perseids this year? Here’s a…
Hidden No More: Week 19 round-up
…Science in 1924. Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., Astrophysicist Walker developed rocket-launched optics that allowed researchers to make X-ray observations of the Sun. He also devoted time to mentoring minority…
NC Standard Course of Study
…Science Correlations: 6.P.1.2, 6.E.1.1, 6.E.1.2, 6.E.1.3, 6.SI.1.1, 6.TT.1.1 8th Grade Science Correlations: Major concepts about Earth, the Moon, orbits, seasons and the Sun Earth Sciences Science Correlations: EEn.1.1.1, EEn.1.1.2, EEn.1.1.3,…
Morehead’s NCSciFest to partner with state community colleges through new five-year, million-dollar initiative
…comes as the country is expected to see STEM-related jobs grow 50% faster than non-STEM jobs over the next decade (US Bureau of Labor Statistics). The vast majority of these…