/tags/morehead-planetarium-and-science-center Morehead Planetarium and Science Center en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:17:13 GMT /science-technology/2017-08-17/to-the-moon-and-back-your-guide-to-the-2017-solar-eclipse-in-nc On Monday, Aug. 21 millions of Americans will experience a cosmic event of a lifetime: a total solar eclipse. This is the first time in 99 years that… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:17:13 GMT /science-technology/2017-08-17/to-the-moon-and-back-your-guide-to-the-2017-solar-eclipse-in-nc Anita Rao, Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Jennifer Brookland , Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-17/to-the-moon-and-back-your-guide-to-the-2017-solar-eclipse-in-nc On Monday, Aug. 21 millions of Americans will experience a cosmic event of a lifetime: a total solar eclipse. This is the first time in 99 years that… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 16:17:13 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-17/to-the-moon-and-back-your-guide-to-the-2017-solar-eclipse-in-nc Anita Rao, Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Jennifer Brookland , Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2016-11-10/hidden-figures-tells-the-story-of-black-women-who-helped-the-space-race From the 1940s through the 1960s, a group of elite black women mathematicians known as "human computers" helped NASA put rockets, and eventually… Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:11:54 GMT /science-technology/2016-11-10/hidden-figures-tells-the-story-of-black-women-who-helped-the-space-race Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-11-10/hidden-figures-tells-the-story-of-black-women-who-helped-the-space-race From the 1940s through the 1960s, a group of elite black women mathematicians known as "human computers" helped NASA put rockets, and eventually… Thu, 10 Nov 2016 17:11:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-11-10/hidden-figures-tells-the-story-of-black-women-who-helped-the-space-race Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2015-06-08/what-they-missed-in-chapel-hills-36-hours It's tough covering everything Chapel Hill and Carrboro have to offer in just 36 hours. The New York Times stopped by a few local spots like Neal’s Deli… Mon, 08 Jun 2015 21:44:59 GMT /arts-culture/2015-06-08/what-they-missed-in-chapel-hills-36-hours Charlie Shelton-Ormond /science-technology/2015-04-21/science-and-math-meet-music-in-high-school-hackathon What do hip-hop and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) have in common?Dr. Chris Emdin of Columbia University says hip-hop and… Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:12:22 GMT /science-technology/2015-04-21/science-and-math-meet-music-in-high-school-hackathon Jess Clark /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-21/science-and-math-meet-music-in-high-school-hackathon What do hip-hop and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) have in common?Dr. Chris Emdin of Columbia University says hip-hop and… Tue, 21 Apr 2015 16:12:22 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-04-21/science-and-math-meet-music-in-high-school-hackathon Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio