Morehead Planetarium wins multi-year $2.86 million grant for new exhibits, programs

Posted Oct 4, 2019
As Morehead Planetarium and Science Center undergoes a major renovation and expansion, it's also celebrating a big infusion of money that will help it build new exhibits for visitors and participants in its traveling programs. Morehead recently won a five-year $2.86 million grant, one of the biggest it's ever received, from the National Science Foundation. (WRAL.com)

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