An NC astrophysicist's chance discovery turns out to be a rare, double-ringed galaxy 359 million light years from Earth.
Astronomy
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.
Ask An Astronaut - First Space Experience
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, hear about Col. Wheelock's first experience in space.
Star Finders
Pulsars are rotating neutron stars that appear to be blinking from where we see them on Earth, and astronomers have not found very many of them. Watch as High Point University students travel to an observatory in Chile to discover one of of these rare stars.
Space Scoop
See the new device NASA is testing to chip pieces off an asteroid. The new tool for astronauts was not developed in NASA labs, but rather at High Point University right here in North Carolina. Scientists are interested in asteroids because they haven't changed much since the dawn of the solar system. Asteroid fragments that the "chip and ship" could capture would help give scientists an early picture of the solar system.