Take a walk through the solar system—in your own neighborhood.
…the stars? Our solar system consists of only ONE star—the Sun—and everything the Sun holds in with its gravity, including the planets you visited on your walk, dwarf planets like…
…the stars? Our solar system consists of only ONE star—the Sun—and everything the Sun holds in with its gravity, including the planets you visited on your walk, dwarf planets like…
…the Pleiades are represented on Durham’s city flag. This star cluster (which has a number of other names, including the “seven sisters”) is located in the constellation Taurus the Bull,…
…these meteors is due to something quite far away—the comet called Thatcher. When this comet orbits the Sun it sheds debris, and every year Earth plows through some of those…
…sky is clear, you’ll be able to spot Venus fairly soon after sunset. Look for it in the same direction that the Sun set, toward the west. Venus in the…
…NASA flight engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan. For email or text alerts about future opportunities to see the International Space Station fly over, sign up at NASA’s Spot the…
…line with Earth’s orbit around the sun. Our calendar contains 365 days, but the Earth actually takes around 365.242 days to orbit the sun. To make up for this small…
…and the Sun? Well, besides being a bummer if you enjoy late sunsets, the winter solstice features the sun at its lowest point in the sky. In specific science terms, this…
…Morehead will adapt three of its educational planetarium shows for use at ECSU’s recently reopened Khan Planetarium: Earth, Moon and Sun; Solar System Odyssey; and Take Flight. Each show is aligned with elementary and middle…
…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…
November 8, 2019 By Elizabeth Smith Join us at the Morehead Sundial on Monday, November 11, 2019, to view a transit of Mercury – a direct pass of our solar…