FREE, kid-friendly Thursday, March 30th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM Join us for the March edition of Astronomy on Tap! As always, we'll have games, raffles, glow sticks, swag, and space-themed drinks. (We’ll also livestream on our YouTube channel.) Zachary Yarbrough, an LSU graduate student, will discuss the past […]
FREE, kid-friendly Monday, April 17th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM Last month, LSU and the East Baton Rouge Parish Library cohosted Sounds of Science, a “transdisciplinary celebration of the creation of the universe.” At the center of this event was a performance of Makrológos—a musical interpretation of the evolution […]
FREE, kid-friendly Monday, April 17th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM This month's lineup features two incredible speakers: Ashley Elliott takes us on an exciting journey into the world of interferometry and CHARA observatory. Discover how we measure stellar radii, image star surfaces, and unveil the secrets of the universe […]
FREE, kid-friendly Monday, July 20th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM Get ready to be amazed by our lineup of incredible speakers: Ahmad Sohani, a graduate student at Mississippi State University, takes us on a mesmerizing journey into the mysteries of comets. Explore these fascinating voyagers from the Oort Cloud […]
FREE, kid-friendly Wednesday, August 23rd Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM Get ready to be amazed by our lineup of incredible speakers: Dr. Gabriela Gonzalez, a prominent figure in the field, unveils the latest galactic news in the gravitational wave realm. Discover the exciting world of super-massive black holes and […]
Join us in-person for the September edition of Astronomy on Tap at the Varsity Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA! If you can’t attend in person, worry not—we’ll be livestreaming the event on our YouTube channel as well. As always, we’ll have games, raffles, glow sticks, swag, and space-themed drinks. ~Michael Baer, an LSU astronomy graduate […]
FREE, kid-friendly Thursday, October 26th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM We're switching things up this month: First we'll hear from Kameron Sullivan, an LSU graduate student, about LIGO's major discoveries. From the detection of the first gravitational wave to the birth of the field of multi-messenger astronomy, LIGO continues […]
FREE, kid-friendly Wednesday, November 15th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM Get ready to be amazed by our lineup of incredible speakers: First we'll hear from Dr. Jeff Blackmon about the missing lithium in the Big Bang Model. Then Dr. Justin Wilson will share the connection between gravity and fluids. […]
FREE, kid-friendly Thursday, December 7th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM Get ready to be amazed by our lineup of incredible speakers: First we'll hear from Dewan Mohammad Enamul Haque about modeling the ground motion of Marsquakes. Then Amaya Wanniarachchi will share how scientists use rocks on Earth to learn […]
NASA's Physics of the Cosmos & Cosmic Origins presents Astronomy on Tap at AAS 243 in New Orleans on Saturday, January 6, 2024 from 7-9 pm at Howlin' Wolf