UNC's Morehead Planetarium celebrates 69 years
Posted May 17, 2018
The Morehead Planetarium opened its doors on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus May 10, 1949 after 17 months of construction. It was the first planetarium in the South and only the sixth in the United States. At $3 million – more than $50 million in today’s dollars – it was the most expensive building in the state at the time.
(WRAL.com)
Related: Campus Connections
Stuart Scott’s 30 for 30 brought back a lot of hard memoriesI never met Stuart Scott. I really wish I had. He hit ESPN at just the right time. I had just started high school when...
Sun Dec 28, 2025Odd happenings on UNC’s campus in 2025
Tyler Hansbrough, a star UNC basketball player from 2005 to 2009, made a surprising resurgence in Carolina culture this year. Hansbrough co-taught a sports communication...
Sun Dec 28, 2025
Surplus Sid's has closed in Carrboro. What's next for its owner, Barry Keith.
Barry Keith may be the "Emperor of Carrboro" - but to the people who know him, he's just "Sid." Keith, 70, hung up the...
Fri Dec 26, 2025
UNC student creates new way to rank NBA coaches
Win-loss records and championship rings usually define the best NBA coaches, but UNC-Chapel Hill student Shane Faberman looked at different data to see which coaches...
Thu Dec 25, 2025