astronomy

WUWM’s astronomy contributor Jean Creighton explains one of the most significant days on the astronomical calendar, the summer solstice.

UW-Milwaukee Planetarium director Jean Creighton joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to discuss a few sci-fi films that drew on real science.

UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium's April show "Stars in the Tropics" takes stargazers to different cities near the equator to explore different night skies.

Our grade school understanding of the Solar System may not take into account the constant discoveries being made in our cosmic neighborhood.

Jean Creighton joins Lake Effect’s Audrey Nowakowski to look back on some of the most notable moments of 2024 for UW-Milwaukee's Manfred Olson Planetarium.

“A Night in Greece” at the UW-Milwaukee Manfred Olson Planetarium has special meaning for its director, Jean Creighton. While there will of course be indoor stargazing, she’s also going to take visitors on a tour through her hometown of Athens to share her most beloved spots and her favorite Greek myths.

This is your notice to head out to the great outdoors Thursday night for the Hunter's moon — look up and unplug. Ebony Javan, one Milwaukee woman who's always plugged into the moon, shares her story.

UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium is inviting the public on a spooktacular adventure in its “Creepy Cosmos” program.

This Saturday, Sept. 14, is International Observe the Moon Night and UW-Milwaukee’s Manfred Olson planetarium will be marking the occasion both indoors and out to help people learn about the Moon and the personal and cultural connections we have with it.

If the recent solar eclipse motivated you to see more astronomical events, how about shifting to the nighttime to see the northern lights?