Despite Weather, Many Star Party Events Will Go Forward
Statewide Star Party events invite the public to join professional astronomers and volunteers in exploring the night skies....Continue reading "Despite Weather, Many Star Party Events Will Go Forward"
North Carolina Space Grant Scholar Launches to ISS
By Katelyn Vause Christina Hammock Koch, an NC State alumna, NASA astronaut and recipient of a North Carolina Space Grant undergraduate research scholarship, will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 14 at...Continue reading "North Carolina Space Grant Scholar Launches to ISS"
Second Statewide Star Party Event Coming to Eastern NC
The second Statewide Star Party event will take place Thursday, March 7 in Windsor, NC, as part of NC Science Festival and Lift Off NC: Apollo + Beyond....Continue reading "Second Statewide Star Party Event Coming to Eastern NC"
New Mapping Tool Identifies Sites for Re-establishing Oyster Reefs
By Tracey Peake, NCSU News North Carolina Space Grant, North Carolina Sea Grant, the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship and the National Science Foundation provided funding for this research. Photo by Stopher Slade. Researchers from North...Continue reading "New Mapping Tool Identifies Sites for Re-establishing Oyster Reefs"
NC’s Outer Albemarle Peninsula Offers an Ideal Nightscape
Astronomer Brian Baker (above) will participate in the Nightscape project’s first free public Star Party on Feb. 5, 6 to 9 p.m., at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head. Photo courtesy of A Time for Science. Guest post writer...Continue reading "NC’s Outer Albemarle Peninsula Offers an Ideal Nightscape"
Local Students Talk to NASA Astronaut, Build Robots
Above photo: David Drive Middle School students and members of the local FIRST LEGO League team, the Space Invaders: Back row, left to right: Advisor Hemlata Kothawale, Navya Alva, Arya Pathare, Shrusti Gandas, Vatsal Bhakar....Continue reading "Local Students Talk to NASA Astronaut, Build Robots"
Lift Off NC: Apollo + Beyond Kicks Off!
NC Museum of Natural Sciences Hosts Astronomy Days Jan. 26-27 and Begins Statewide Apollo Lunar Landing 50th Anniversary Celebrations....
NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant 2019 Fellows Selected
The 2019 North Carolina Sea Grant – NC Space Grant Graduate Research Fellows will identify early warning signs of “ghost forests” forming, using drones and remote sensing technology. Melinda Martinez of North Carolina State University...Continue reading "NC Sea Grant – NC Space Grant 2019 Fellows Selected"
NC Space Grant Logo Art Competition Offers $500 Prize
NC Space Grant is pleased to offer a student art competition. We are seeking a community college student to provide a logo design for the 2019 Community College High-Altitude Ballooning Team Challenge and Competition. The...Continue reading "NC Space Grant Logo Art Competition Offers $500 Prize"