astronomy education | Morehead Planetarium & Science Center

All around the world, people have looked up at the night sky and told stories about what they’ve seen. While...

We’ll use planetarium software to take a tour of the night sky, with a focus on deep-sky objects such as...

Take a virtual trip with us through the solar system as we explore what we’ve learned about our planetary neighbors...

Explore NASA’s highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope with Morehead educators by looking into the history of the project and...

Fifty-one years ago yesterday, a human being first walked on the Moon, in what astronaut Neil Armstrong called a “giant...

We’ll tour the late July sky as it appears from North Carolina and show you how to identify planets and...

We’re going to Mars! NASA is about to launch a new rover, named Perseverance, to the Red Planet. We’ll go...

Okay, you couldn’t get enough of our Tuesday’s Mission to Mars session, so we’re back for part two! NASA is...

Two NASA astronauts are expected to return to Earth from the International Space Station on August 2nd! Find out what...

The best summertime meteor shower peaks tonight. Find out what a meteor (“shooting star”) is, what one looks like, and...