Back by popular demand! Enjoy the radiance of the night sky and colorful displays of dancing lights with a behind-the-scenes tour of the science behind one of nature’s most remarkable light shows. We’ll take questions at the end of the …
Tune in for a chat on Instagram Live (@uwmplanetarium) with Dr. Jean Creighton, UWM Planetarium director, and Miranda Ramirez-Vang, fourth-year pre-medical student at UWM, about their experiences in STEM. Cosponsored by the Women's Resource Center. Dr. Jean Creighton has been …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Join black hole expert and senior member of the LIGO scientific collaboration, Dr. Jolien Creighton, as he dissects major discoveries from the last 5 years related to black holes, gravitational waves, and neutron stars. Sign Up Here! If you enjoy …
While our own solar system is a mere speck in our galaxy that is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter, there are even more enormous galaxies in existence. In fact, there are over 170 billion galaxies in the observable universe. …
Selected by NASA to be an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador, UWM Planetarium Director Dr. Jean Creighton spent 20 hours in the stratosphere on NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)—the largest moving observatory in the world. Dr. Creighton will share her …
Join Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center and UWM Planetarium Director, Jean Creighton, to see the city and the full Moon as you never have before! While enjoying the full Moon above you’ll learn about our nearest celestial neighbor, other exotic moons …
Join Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center and UWM Planetarium Director, Jean Creighton, for a hike through Riverside Park. While enjoying the full Moon above you’ll learn about our nearest celestial neighbor, other exotic moons in the solar system, and more intriguing …