NC Museum of Natural Sciences' May the Science Be With You
- When: Sunday, May 4, 2025, 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
- Location: SECU Daily Planet Theater, Nature Research Center, 121 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
- Cost: Free Admission
Science will be with you, always!
Join Museum scientists, educators, and sci-fi/fantasy fans for a day of special presentations celebrating May the Fourth!
Go inside the globe of the SECU Daily Planet Theater to meet experts and explore real world science and nature with inspiration from that galaxy far away. 1st floor, Nature Research Center.
Check out the Galactic Naturalist in the Naturalist Center to meet real-world inspiration for galactic fauna. 2nd floor, Nature Research Center.
Use the Force in the Investigate Lab to save microorganisms and minerals from the Dark Side. 3rd floor, Nature Research Center.
Watch live as the VisLab’s numerous 3D printers create famous models from the Star Wars universe including the Millennium Falcon and Luke’s Light Saber. 3rd floor, Nature Research Center.
This IS the event you’ve been looking for. Costumes encouraged!
Noon— Force of Science
See amazing science demonstrations with Science Master Chris Smith
1:00pm — Exoplanets, Interstellar Travel, and Galactic Civilizations: Science in the Star Wars Universe
Dr. Rachel Smith, Head of the Astronomy & Astrophysics Research Lab
2:30pm — Midi-chlorians or Mitochondria, What Powers You?
Dr. Marianne Barrier, Lab Manager and Acting Head, Genomics & Microbiology Research Lab
- Website: naturalsciences.org
- Contact Phone: 919.707.9800
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- Category: Family Fun
This Grand Opening is free and open to the public. No ticket is required for entry to the Dueling Dinosaurs exhibit on this day only. Guests will be admitted first come, first served.
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