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Astronomy on Tap: How to destroy planets
April 9, 2022 @ 6:30 PM - 10:00 PM CEST
Free
The Death Star might just be a piece of fiction but nature has it’s own ways to get rid of a planet. Join us to hear about giant impacts destroying the Earth or planets that are so hot they just melt away like snow!
Our speakers are:
Georgy Makhatadze: He will tell us about the probably biggest impact Earth has ever seen.
Beatriz Campos Estrada: She will gives us an overview of how diverse the extrasolar popular is including some planets that are melting away like shooting stars.
Schedule:
18:30: Doors open to the STARDUST Room
19:00: Georgy Makhatadze – The Theia Impact
19:30: Quiz and break
20:00: Beatriz Campos Estrada – Melting worlds
Georgy Makhatadze: He will tell us about the probably biggest impact Earth has ever seen.
Beatriz Campos Estrada: She will gives us an overview of how diverse the extrasolar popular is including some planets that are melting away like shooting stars.
Schedule:
18:30: Doors open to the STARDUST Room
19:00: Georgy Makhatadze – The Theia Impact
19:30: Quiz and break
20:00: Beatriz Campos Estrada – Melting worlds
Quiz! Join the half time quiz for a chance to win some drinks vouchers.
Astronomy on Tap is a (FREE) series of events aimed at making the latest research in astronomy and space accessible to the public, with fun talks given in simple ENGLISH, and quiz, and plenty of time for mingling between our speakers and guests.