Virtual Open House with the UWM Planetarium

Help us celebrate our 55th anniversary! Enjoy a live tour of the night sky plus highlights from some of our most popular programs and previews of what we’re offering in 2021. Bring your curiosity for live Q&A with an astronomer. …

Free
Event Series Secret Lives of Planets

Secret Lives of Planets

What’s weird about our solar system? Journey to each planet to gather clues and explore the mysteries that lie within. Behold the latest discoveries of several spacecraft from Juno to Curiosity that puzzle us such as Jupiter’s ever-changing storms, Saturn’s …

Event Series Secret Lives of Planets

Secret Lives of Planets

What’s weird about our solar system? Journey to each planet to gather clues and explore the mysteries that lie within. Behold the latest discoveries of several spacecraft from Juno to Curiosity that puzzle us such as Jupiter’s ever-changing storms, Saturn’s …

Stars, Stories, & Rhythms of Africa

Celebrate Black History Month with a cosmic twist! Experience cultural perspectives across Africa and live storytelling with special guest speaker Venice Williams. Sponsored by Sociocultural Programming. This free event takes place on Facebook Live.  Sign Up Here

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Event Series Asian Celebrations

Asian Celebrations

Experience celestial celebrations across Asia, from the Chinese New Year to the Japanese Spring Blossom festival. Each date features a different guest speaker who will talk about their country, culture, and connections to the night sky. We’ll take questions at …

Cupid’s Constellations

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with your special someone. Be swept away by stunning images of the cosmos as you listen to tales of love, such as the story of Andromeda and Perseus. We’ll take questions at the end of the program …

$5
Event Series Moving to Mars

Moving to Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover is scheduled to land on Mars on February 18, 2021! Explore what we know about the habitability of the Red Planet and what this historic event means for our next great space adventure. We’ll take questions at …

Event Series Moving to Mars

Moving to Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover is scheduled to land on Mars on February 18, 2021! Explore what we know about the habitability of the Red Planet and what this historic event means for our next great space adventure. We’ll take questions at …

E.T. Farming

Dr. Joel Cuello of The University of Arizona will share the latest in his research on growing and farming food in space. This event takes place on Zoom. We will take questions at the end of the program through the …

Free

Geek Week: Panthers in Space

Tune in for a chat with Darian Dixon, UWM Alumni and Mission Operations Specialist for the Mars Curiosity Rover, about careers in space exploration and representation in STEM. Click Here for the Zoom Link

Free