distance learning | Morehead Planetarium & Science Center

This immersive planetarium show highlights some of the unique stories about the American South, and explores the South’s complicated past,...

What is the Sun and what is it made of? Just how big is it? How does it compare to...

Do aliens exist? The Drake Equation provides a way to ponder the possibility of intelligent life in the universe. As...

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

Massive stars end their lives with a bang! We’ll discuss what a supernova is, show you an easy demo you...

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

Black holes aren’t just in science fiction. These mysterious objects really exist—including in our own Milky Way galaxy. We’ll learn...

“Where’s Orion?”: the relationship between the seasons and the sky Why can’t you—or anyone else on our planet—see the constellation...

We’ll combine science and storytelling and learn to find some of the constellations in the summer and fall night skies...

Get ready for International Observe the Moon Night this coming Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, by learning Moon science and stories...