Lenoir-Rhyne students were one of 30 teams launching high altitude balloons to study the eclipse. Here’s what they found.
Astronomy
Solar Eclipse 2017
Watch a video of the solar eclipse from August 21, and check out all of our solar eclipse videos, animations and educational resources, right here.
High Altitude Balloon Science
Students at Lenoir-Rhyne University join a NASA program to launch high altitude balloons that will capture images and data during the 2017 solar eclipse.
Discovering a New Galaxy: Interview with NC Astrophysicist Patrick Treuthardt
An NC astrophysicist's chance discovery turns out to be a rare, double-ringed galaxy 359 million light years from Earth.
Astronaut Jim Lovell returns to Morehead
America's astronauts all learned celestial navigation at Morehead Planetarium. More than 50 years after training there, Gemini and Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell returns to reminisce about the program.
Solar Eclipse
North Carolina will have a front row seat to the first solar eclipse that has been visible in the U.S. since 1991.
Ask An Astronaut - Missing Earth
Veteran space station astronaut Doug Wheelock says there are many things we take for granted on Earth. While in space, you start to miss its smells, sounds, blue skies and life there as you knew it. This is a part of the excitement and challenges of working on the International Space Station.
Ask An Astronaut - Becoming a Poet in Space
Doug Wheelock says poetry is the best way to express his feelings about space exploration.
Ask An Astronaut - How the Space Station Helps Earth
Have you ever wondered what it's like to live and work in space? We certainly did, so we asked NASA Astronaut, Colonel Doug Wheelock, who has spent more than 178 days in space at the International Space Station to tell us about his experience for a series we're calling "Ask An Astronaut." This time, Col. Wheelock tells us how work done on the International Space Station benefits us here on Earth.
Ask An Astronaut - Challenges of Microgravity
Have you ever wondered what it's like to live and work in space? We certainly did, so we asked NASA Astronaut, Colonel Doug Wheelock, who has spent more than 178 days in space at the International Space Station to tell us about his experience for a series we're calling "Ask An Astronaut." This time, Col. Wheelock tells us how tough it can be to live and work in a microgravity environment.