Join us at the Grand Stafford Theater for the 45th installation of Astronomy on Tap BCS! We'll have talks by Micalyn Rowe on "Space Cows: Our Solar System's Moooooooons" and Jonathan Cohn on "Supermassive Black Holes: Galactic Monsters and their Lairs." We will also have the usual assortment of trivia, Astronomy in the News by […]
Lutz Haberzettl, U. Louisville Venus is the nearest planet to Earth, but the last American mission to it was launched a third of a century ago in 1989. Since then, missions from other countries and ground-based observations have revealed it to be more mysterious than ever, and it is the subject of much renewed interest. […]
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! Birds in Space: A Story of Flight and Navigation Anna Hiller Anna will discuss how birds navigate using cues from space, and how they respond […]
Grab your drink and join us on April 12th for another virtual Astronomy on Tap! Dr. Joshua Schlieder will tell is about the Sun and its importance to our solar system. We will also explore the contents of the records on Voyager spacecraft with Marz Newman. This event will be live streamed on our YouTube […]
We invite you to our April event -- coming up next week on Thursday, 21st April, from 6-8pm at Sudwerk Brewing Co.! Since the event is in-person, Covid-19 vaccination and indoor masking will be required. We're honoured to present two wonderful talks by a senior undergrad and a 5th-year Ph.D. student, both studying astrophysics […]
Join us at 7:30PM PST, Monday, April 25th for a virtual Astronomy on Tap, streamed over YouTube Live. We’ll hear from Dr. Ethan Siegel: “How We Will Find the Very First Galaxies of All” and from Sam Ponnada: “Seeing the Unseen: How Astronomers Probe Magnetic Fields in Galaxies”. In addition, we will host interactive, astronomically-themed […]
Join us at the Grand Stafford Theater for the 46th installation of Astronomy on Tap BCS! We'll have talks by Justin Cole ("I'm Not Saying the Aliens Did It...But Maybe?") and Tarini Konchady ("Addressing Some Concerns About Thermodynamics"). We will also have the usual assortment of trivia, Astronomy in the News by Alexander Riley, and […]
AoT C'ville is continuing in person events! Our next event will take place on Monday, May 16th at Three Notch'd Brewing from 7-9pm EDT. We'll be set up inside and have our usual set of astronomy themed talks and trivia. This event is free and open to everyone. Astronomy themed talks and trivia will be […]
FREE, No cover charge, kid-friendly Tuesday, May 17th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM This is our first in-person show since March 2020! As always, we'll have games, raffles, glow sticks, swag, and space-themed drinks. Dr. Emily Safron, a recent LSU graduate, is going to tell us all about the […]
Join us at 7:30PM PST, Monday, May 23rd for a virtual Astronomy on Tap, streamed over YouTube Live. We’ll hear from Dr. Michael Wong: “The Science of Star Trek” and from Dr. Cameron Hummels: “The Science of Star Wars”. In addition, we will host interactive, astronomically-themed pub trivia. The event is free and open to […]
