Star student spotlight: Vivian Le
…in Environmental Cultural Studies (Interdisciplinary Studies) with a minor in Environmental Science and Sustainability. Q: Where is your hometown? A: Kernersville, North Carolina Q: How long have you been working…
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Morehead’s NCSciFest to partner with state community colleges through new five-year, million-dollar initiative
…community colleges, and encourage North Carolinians—especially young people—to explore STEM as a viable sector to study and work in. “North Carolina has a wide range of STEM career options,” says…
Hidden No More: Week 2 round-up
Christine Darden Christine Darden is from Monroe, North Carolina. She was the first African American woman to be awarded a doctorate of science in mechanical engineering. A leader of NASA’s…
Policies
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (“Morehead”), an educational unit of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (the “University”), is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for…
NCSciFest sets new Guinness World Record
June 5, 2020 By Samantha Dikolli The North Carolina Science Festival (NCSciFest), the nation’s first statewide celebration of science, has broken a Guinness World Record for highest launch from a…
Skywatching at home: What do you see in the Moon?
…5th Observe the Moon Night is misnamed No, a black supermoon won’t rise in your sky tonight January 20-21 lunar eclipse: This is worth staying up late for, North Carolina…
Morehead develops new digital avenues to engage statewide audiences
…North Carolina at Chapel Hill lead efforts in COVID-19 research, Morehead is leading efforts to empower the public with resources to discover and explore science from home. https://youtu.be/fEGTBp104sc Although…
Take a walk through the solar system—in your own neighborhood.
…Take 10 big steps to get to Mercury. Pack a very special spacesuit for Mercury’s daytime side, where temperatures can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit. At night it can be more…
Happy birthday, Durham! Your city flag is astronomically wonderful.
April 26, 2020 By Amy Sayle Durham, North Carolina, which celebrates its birthday today, has an astronomical connection you can see for yourself in tonight’s sky. The seven stars of…
Skywatching at home: Use Stellarium to learn the sky
…top right of the location window to remove it, revealing the sky. Just as in Morehead’s fulldome theater, letters on the horizon indicate the direction you’re looking (N for north,…