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View our event map.<\/a><\/p>\n Xterra<\/em><\/p>\n A Traveler\u2019s Guide to the Moon takes visitors on a guided journey to five extraordinary lunar destinations that define the Moon\u2019s past, present, and future exploration. Featuring sculpted landscapes alongside maps and infographics, the exhibit makes lunar science approachable and engaging for explorers of all ages.<\/p>\n NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassadors<\/em><\/p>\n Get answers to all your burning questions about space exploration, astronomy, and the wonders of our solar system! Whether you’re interested about distant planets, galaxies, or the latest missions, the NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassadors are here to share their knowledge and spark your curiosity.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Purchase this year’s shirt with its awesome spacy design!<\/p>\n The Raleigh Astronomy Club<\/em><\/p>\n Experience amazing sights you can view with accessible equiment. Learn how you can take spectacular space photos through astrophotography without breaking the bank.<\/p>\n Raleigh Astronomy Club<\/em><\/p>\n Learn about the methods used for detecting Exoplanets and see some models of Exoplanets. We’ll use our own version of the Kepler Space Telescope, a Lego orrery and artificial star to demonstrate the transit method of detecting Exoplanets. Visitors can also learn about the Drake Equation and input their own variables to see how many other communicating civilizations are in our galaxy. Watch the video illustrating the Fermi Paradox.<\/p>\n NC State Physics<\/em><\/p>\n Join us for our large collection of fun interactive science demonstrations that can be enjoyed by all ages.<\/p>\n Friends of the NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Join or renew your membership at Astronomy Days and receive a FREE Astronomy Days T-shirt on the day of the event!<\/p>\n \u00a0Raleigh Astronomy Club<\/em><\/p>\n Connect with local astronomers and discover the club’s vital role in the greater Raleigh area. Check out our calendar to join us for upcoming events.<\/p>\n Stacy Lewis Studio<\/em><\/p>\n Come and see a demonstration of mixed media techniques to create colorful, sparkling constellation paintings.<\/p>\n Raleigh Astronomy Club<\/em><\/p>\n Take a look at the Moon and planets through local amateur astronomer telescopes and accept our ‘challenge at the eyepiece’ to locate specific lunar features! A variety of telescopes will be on display.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n The AstroNerd<\/em><\/p>\n Step into our interactive exhibit and discover how you\u2019d measure up on other planets! Find out how old you\u2019d be, how much you\u2019d weigh, and how high you could jump if you lived on worlds like Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Explore the natural world and the skies above in the Discovery Room! The Discovery Room is an ideal space for children and families. Hours: 10:30am-12:30pm and 1pm-3pm.<\/p>\n Cardinal Gibbons High School<\/em><\/p>\n Become a lunar explorer! In this hands-on activity, you\u2019ll take the controls of a real robot rover and navigate it across a giant map of the Moon\u2019s surface. Test your driving skills as you steer around craters, search for landing sites and complete fun exploration challenges.<\/p>\n Paint Savvy<\/em><\/p>\n Fabulous space-themed face painting by professional artists.<\/p>\n Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society (CHAOS)<\/em><\/p>\n We are a Triangle-wide club and sponsor of the Staunton River Star Party. Stop by to learn about our upcoming events and how you can participate.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n You\u2019re invited to join us on a special adventure. Travel around during this event with your Passport to the Moon and gather stamps from participating stations. Along your journey to the Moon, you\u2019ll learn about craters, the Artemis Missions, lunar landers and more. Once you\u2019ve stamped all your passport pages, you\u2019ll get a special prize!<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n This space is sectioned off and available for visitors with anxiety, stress and sensory overstimulation. Visitors can take a break from the events and activities. Guests are also provided with sensory toys, coloring pages, books and noise-canceling headphones (upon request). People of all ages and abilities are welcome to take advantage of our quiet space.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Have you ever wondered how the constellations got their names? There are 88 constellations in the sky and many of them are named after animals! Meet some of these critters and learn about the mythology and natural history of the animals, as well as how constellations provide a map of the night sky.<\/p>\n Scouting America<\/em><\/p>\n Aiming to teach kids about the outdoors, including the stars in our night sky! Learn about scouting and create your own constellations.<\/p>\n The Engineering Place at NC State University<\/em><\/p>\n Are you interested in flying high? Join The Engineering Place for a hands-on engineering challenge where participants will be tasked with designing, creating, and launching a rocket that will soar through the air. Using the engineering design process, participants will ask questions about flight, imagine the possibilities for their rockets, plan and create their designs, and then test and improve upon their initial designs.<\/p>\n NC State MEAS Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group<\/em><\/p>\n View visualizations of satellite observations of air pollutants, greenhouse gases and land types. See computer simulations of atmospheric composition and low-cost sensors to measure real-time pollution levels.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Babies and toddlers will enjoy space themed toys and games in this designated “blast-off” area for our youngest visitors and their guardians.<\/p>\n Valence Robotics<\/em><\/p>\n Join this robotics competition team to learn the values of STEM through interactive activities related to the engineering and ideation process of robot building.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Celebrate Black History Month coming up in February by putting yourself in the shoes of some talented space experts. Fix the ISS like astronaut Victor Glover, calculate trajectories like Katherine Johnson and hear about the experiences of Black space voyagers from history to modern-day.<\/p>\n NC State High-Powered Rocketry Club<\/em><\/p>\n Make and decorate paper straw rockets while learning about rocketry concepts from NC State’s High-Powered Rocketry Club.<\/p>\n North Carolina Academy of Science<\/em><\/p>\n From living water bears and vinegar eels to plants small enough to fasten onto necklaces, join the Academy in the spacious Curiosity Classroom for a fun look at life of extreme environments, activities featuring Mars and Earth\u2019s extreme environments and colorful crafts. Create galaxy pinwheels, seed planters and draw-your-favorite alien sheets.<\/p>\n UNC-CH Physics and Astronomy Department<\/em><\/p>\n Enjoy hands-on demos for young and old, assisted by graduate and undergraduate UNC-CH students. Learn cool facts from both physics and astronomy!<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Light pollution affects all of us on the planet, from astronomers to sea turtles. Find out about this environmental issue and what you can do to help bring back the night sky!<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n You\u2019ve heard of rainforests, but have you heard of a tropical dry forest? Come see our recreation of this unique habitat and meet some of its most fascinating inhabitants. As tropical butterflies flutter overhead, get a glimpse of turtles, fish and even a two-toed sloth. These animals like it hot and humid, so you\u2019ll feel like you\u2019re taking a tropical vacation without ever leaving the city.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Get ready for the 2026 Solar Eclipse by making a model of the Earth, the Sun and the Moon. Learn why the positions of these objects make the Earth so special and its residents able to see a spectacular show!<\/p>\n Raleigh Astronomy Club<\/em><\/p>\n Come view excellent examples of astro photos and discuss the techniques and processes of astrophotography gear.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Create a rocket masterpiece and prepare to launch it sky-high outside!<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Learn the ‘hole’ story! From the surface of Earth, to the Moon and other celestial bodies, discover the origin, speech and size of the meteors that caused these impressive pockmarks throughout the universe.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Can you create an amazing robot or spaceship from found materials? Try your hand at creating your own special machine or recreate a model of the lunar lander or Mars rover!<\/p>\n Bricks & Minifigs Downtown Raleigh<\/em><\/p>\n Showcasing rare and unique space-themed LEGO\u00ae sets, including our famous LEGO\u00ae alien that have actually been to space! Stop by to explore, build, and enjoy some out-of-this-world LEGO\u00ae fun!<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Learn about the history and uses of constellations. Use a flashlight to head out into \u201cspace\u201d to track down some constellations right here in the Museum!<\/p>\n Raleigh Astronomy Club<\/em><\/p>\n Do you know how many stars are in the observable universe? Stop by to find out the incredible answer and much more!<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Naturalist Center<\/em><\/p>\n Visit the Naturalist Center to hold a real meteorite and learn about the animals that have inspired names in the night sky.<\/p>\n Investigate Lab, NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Join us in learning about the Moon through hands-on activities in the Investigate Lab!<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n Welcome to the Museum\u2019s Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab (times for lab openings will be posted during the event). The Lab showcases cutting-edge space visualization software called OpenSpace, a NASA-funded collaboration led by the American Museum of Natural History, in New York. Visitors will see the latest research from Museum astronomers, Dr. Rachel Smith and Dr. Patrick Treuthardt, as well as solar system and planetary fly-throughs using real mission data created using an open-source educational tool! Dr. Smith and Dr. Treuthardt, along with colleagues and students, will be circulating during the event and may be discussing their research and outreach with visitors as well!<\/p>\n Appalachian State University<\/em><\/p>\n Looking for future astronomy majors! Learn more on the awesome astronomy program at Appalachian State.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n An engaging way for early childhood learners to experiment with some of the tools scientists use to study objects that are very, very far away and to learn about how cultures around the world have viewed the Moon. Easy-to-use binoculars and a hidden object Moon poster let young participants discover how some tools can make distant objects appear closer and brighter. The Moon Rope storybook shares a story of one of the ways people have made meaning out of the shapes they see on the Moon.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Visual World Investigate Lab<\/em><\/p>\n Meet one of the engineers that worked directly on the spacecraft that took astronauts to the Moon! Hours: 10:30am-12:30pm and 1pm-3pm.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n SATURDAY ONLY. Evaluate if tracings from the Cluster Buster citizen science project are clustered together correctly. Help us untangle the thousands of traced arms of spiral galaxies from each other.<\/p>\n Raleigh Astronomy Club<\/em><\/p>\n Observe the Sun safely through filtered telescopes provided by local amateur astronomers.<\/p>\n NC Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n After making your own rocket, bring it outside to shoot it into the sky!<\/p>\n Loud Noise Warning:<\/strong>\u00a0During the entirety of the event, on both Saturday and Sunday, Blast-Off Rockets will be fired off on the Bicentennial Plaza, near the Museum\u2019s Nature Exploration Center (NEC) entrance. The rockets make a loud popping noise caused by the instant release of pressurized air. If you are sensitive to loud or unexpected noises, please consider entering the Museum through the Nature Research Center (NRC) at 121 W Jones St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" View our event map. 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\nNEC 1<\/h2>\n
\nA Traveler’s Guide to the Moon<\/h3>\n
\nAsk a NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassador<\/h3>\n
\nAstronomy Days T-Shirt Sales<\/h3>\n
\nAstronomy With Binoculars<\/h3>\n
\nExoplanets<\/h3>\n
\nFun Interactive Physics Demonstrations<\/h3>\n
\nMuseum Membership<\/h3>\n
\nRaleigh Astronomy Club<\/h3>\n
\nShimmering Constellation Paintings<\/h3>\n
\nTelescopes on Display<\/h3>\n
\nVolunteer Registration<\/h3>\n
\nNEC 2<\/h2>\n
\nAge, Weight and Jumping on Other Planets<\/h3>\n
\nDiscovery Room<\/h3>\n
\nDrive a Rover on the Moon<\/h3>\n
\nFace Painting<\/h3>\n
\nMeet CHAOS<\/h3>\n
\nPassport to the Moon<\/h3>\n
\nQuiet Space<\/h3>\n
\nNEC 3<\/h2>\n
\nAnimals of the Constellations<\/h3>\n
\nConstellation Exploration<\/h3>\n
\nExplore Engineering with Stomp Rockets<\/h3>\n
\nMonitoring Pollution From Space<\/h3>\n
\nPlaySPACE<\/h3>\n
\nRobotics<\/h3>\n
\nSpace Voyagers<\/h3>\n
\nStraw Rockets with High-Powered Rocketry Club<\/h3>\n
\nThe Quest for Extraterrestrial Life<\/h3>\n
\nUNC Chapel Hill Physics and Astronomy<\/h3>\n
\nNEC 4<\/h2>\n
\nBring Back the Night Sky<\/h3>\n
\nLiving Conservatory-Open for Astronomy Days<\/h3>\n
\nSun, Earth and Moon Craft<\/h3>\n
\nNRC 1<\/h2>\n
\nAstrophotography<\/h3>\n
\nBlast Off Rocket Building<\/h3>\n
\nHow Craters are Formed<\/h3>\n
\nLunar Lander and Mars Rover Maker Station<\/h3>\n
\nNRC 2<\/h2>\n
\nBricks Among the Stars<\/h3>\n
\nConstellation Exploration<\/h3>\n
\nIf Every Star Were a Grain of Sand<\/h3>\n
\nMeteorites and Meteor-wrongs: Learn How to Tell the Difference!<\/h3>\n
\nNRC 3<\/h2>\n
\nAll About Space<\/h3>\n
\nAstronomy and Astrophysics Research Lab<\/h3>\n
\nAstronomy at App State University<\/h3>\n
\nHide and Seek Moon<\/h3>\n
\nLive in the VisLab: Apollo Engineer Ted Dunn<\/h3>\n
\nSpiral Graph: Cluster Buster<\/h3>\n
\nNRC 4<\/h2>\n
\nSolar Observing<\/h3>\n
\nOUTSIDE<\/h2>\n
\nBlast Off Rocket Shooting<\/h3>\n
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