When the Moon covers the Sun
…Credit: NASA JPL “What’s Up for May 2012” This path of totality clips a small portion of the southwest corner of North Carolina. Depending on where in North Carolina you live,…
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Morehead announces $5.2 million renovation to #TakeUpSpace
April 3, 2017 CHAPEL HILL, NC – “#TakeUpSpace” is Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s $5.2 million building project to reimagine the North Carolina icon as a modern-day, technology-advanced science hub,…
You’re invited to the biggest Star Party in the universe
April 20, 2017 By Amy Sayle North Carolina hosts the biggest star party for the public in the universe (at least we think it’s the biggest) – and you’re invited!…
Finding the winter hexagon (and maybe your birthday star)
…too far away. Its light takes about 800 years to reach us. So we see the star as it looked when the light left it eight hundred years ago, or…
An evening with Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander
January 31, 2017 Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is proud to present an evening with American Hero and Astronaut James Lovell as part of the 2017 North Carolina Science Festival. Thursday,…
Special Valentine’s edition of Carolina Skies
…of tickets for the 7 p.m. show will be available for purchase at the door. 8:30 p.m. – SOLD OUT Ever hear the phrase, “I love you to the moon and back?”…