Astronomy on Tap – Baton Rouge (October 2021)

Welcome to the greatest science talks in Baton Rouge! Come check out the fantastic speakers that have come to give us great talks from the comfort of your own home!

Hannalore Gerling-Dunsmore:

Black Holes Don’t Suck (And They’re Bald)

We might never be able to recover information that falls into a black hole, but that doesn’t mean we don’t know anything about them!  Come learn about how black holes form, how they grow, what exactly it is that they get up to… and why they’re bald.

Matthew Williams:

The Coming Age of Space Exploration

I will talk about the scientific breakthroughs that have been made in the past seven years, since I became a science communicator.  They include:

• Mars exploration (Curiosity, Perseverance, MAVEN, MOM, etc.)
• Proxima b discovered next door
• Gravitational wave astronomy
• Breakthrough Starshot announced
• Commercial space (Falcon Heavy, Starship, Blue Origin)
• The first picture of a black hole’s event horizon (by the EHT)
• ‘Oumuamua and the Galileo Project (UFO hunting)

Join us VIRTUALLY at 7 PM, October 21