Jean Creighton
Astronomy ContributorDr. Jean Creighton has always been inspired by how the cosmos works. She was born in Toronto, Ontario and grew up in Athens, Greece where her mother claims she showed a great interest in how stars form from the age of five.
She studied physics at the University of Athens and went on to earn a Master’s degree from Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and a PhD in Astrophysics from the University of Waterloo. She began teaching astronomy at UW-Milwaukee in 1999 and in 2007, she took over as director of UWM's Manfred Olson Planetarium.
In 2014, Creighton was selected by NASA to be an Airborne Astronomy Ambassador and spent 20 hours in the stratosphere on SOFIA, the largest moving observatory in the world. She's very proud to have shared the cosmos with over 150,000 members of the community.
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After 15 months of virtual programming, the Manfred Olson Planetarium on UW-Milwaukee's campus is preparing to welcome the public back to in person events starting in September. Lake Effect astronomy contributor Jean Creighton shares what she's learned about programming during the pandemic.
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Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski speaks with astronomy contributor Jean Creighton about how we can dodge doom when asteroids and other objects threaten Earth.
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This week there will be a full moon in the sky, completely illuminated as we on Earth sit right between the sun and the moon with all three in a line.
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The northern lights are one of the most incredible celestial sights that the night sky has to offer.But often the beautiful dancing lights are associated…
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This month four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) thanks to the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched from the Kennedy Space…
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Every year in October, Nobel Prizes are awarded to people throughout the world. This year, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three astrophysicists…
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As the weather shifts to fall, there’s also a shift in the sky. While it’s now technically autumn, the fall sky offers us the best of both summer and…
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The primary pieces of the International Space Station (ISS) were delivered over 42 assembly flights more than 20 years ago. Independent elements were…
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Every year the Perseid meteor shower is one of the highlights of summer stargazing. It started about a week ago and will peak Aug. 11-13.These shooting…
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It seems like the world has been fascinated by Mars for decades. Since unmanned missions began in 1960, there have been 56 missions to Mars from countries…