Skywatching at home: See the space station fly (April 6, 2020)
…Step outside tonight to wave hello to the three people currently living in outer space as they fly over North Carolina. (Credit: NASA) Tonight’s pass of the International Space Station…
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Star student spotlight: Annie Bocko
…A: Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Q: How long have you been working at Morehead? A: 3 years. Q: How are you involved on campus outside of Morehead? A: Outside of…
Aerospace activism: The story of Mary G. Ross
…universe, and find out if you have a “birthday star” visible from North Carolina! You Might Also Like… Gazing into the Past Sunsets, Stonehenge and Solstices The Science Behind the…
What’s up in the pre-dawn sky?
…Play connect-the-dots in your mind to see a backward question mark of stars. Star hop with the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper currently lies high in the northern pre-dawn sky. See…
Useful Science Podcast and Morehead announce a new collaboration
…will be supporting the Useful Science Podcast by providing editorial support from its base at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Morehead’s support means that the Useful Science…
Morehead’s new look: Why the change?
December 13, 2019 Morehead Planetarium & Science Center to unveil new website in January 2020 CHAPEL HILL, N.C.—Morehead Planetarium & Science Center, the leading public science education organization in North…
GSK renews Science in the Summer™
December 2, 2019 More than 2,000 students will participate in free science education summer programs in 11 North Carolina counties NORTH CAROLINA — GSK, a global healthcare company with offices in…
Morehead awarded $50,000 grant to provide science education resources for rural NC
…northeastern North Carolina. Morehead will collaborate with Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) on the project. Through Science Rising!, Morehead and ECSU will provide STEM education resources and opportunities in rural northeastern North…
Tips for viewing the 2019 Geminid meteor shower
…view, cutting down on the total number you’ll see. You can still enjoy a meteor viewing outing, as long as you adjust your expectations. Credit: Matt Lochansky Viewing tips: Choose…
Stop by Morehead for a last chance to see a transit of Mercury in decades
…system’s innermost planet between Earth and the Sun. Another transit will take place in 2032, but the next one visible from North America won’t occur until 2049. Morehead Planetarium & Science…