Get excited for Astronomy on Tap at Optimism Brewing Company in Capitol Hill at 7pm (note the time change!)! Dr. Angelle Tanner will be talking to us about how we study exoplanet atmospheres from the Moon! In addition, there will be a special comedy sketch for this AoT called “Astronomy in the News” run by […]
Join us at Pete's Candy Store for our first monthly event of 2023! Ring in the new year as we look at topics in Astronomy and Biology. Not quite Astrobiology, but not NOT Astrobiology also! Rosemary Puckett, our resident brain scientist, will explore links between discoveries in neurology and astronomy/cosmology. After that - we'll tour […]
Hello everyone! The third event for Astronomy on Tap – Orlando is finally here! Come on back out to Oviedo Brewing Company on Tuesday, January 17th from 7 - 9 PM to hear talks by UCF Planetary Sciences graduate students Autumn Shackelford and Rachel Lowers! This month, we are focusing on everyone's favorite red […]
Tucson’s local flavor of Astronomy on Tap, Space Drafts, presents its 83rd edition featuring Jeniveve Pearson and Chris Impey! Illustrating our Universe: Past, Present, and Future – Jeniveve Pearson & Black Holes in the Arts – Chris Impey On tap this month, we have Steward Observatory graduate student Jeniveve Pearson and professor Chris Impey both […]
Happy New Year! Join us for our next installment of Astronomy on Tap in Storrs, CT! We will have a presentation from a University of Connecticut Astro Grad Student, as well as some awesome space trivia! We start at 7pm and will be at Hops 44 right by campus! Cannot wait to share our little […]
FREE, kid-friendly Wednesday, January 18th Doors open at 6:30 PM First speaker begins at 7 PM Join us in-person for the January 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.) Ron Pagano, an LSU graduate student, will tell us […]
First event of the year in Philly! Come on down to Fergie's Pub as Dr. Alex Lague (UPenn) and Prof. Gordon Richards (Drexel) come and tell us about some fascinating new topics in astronomy. Keep an eye on our Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for future events in Philly!
In our first event of 2023, we have Dr. Volker Ossenkopf-Okada discussing the impact of and his experiences with mega-constellations. Title: The promise and curse of the mega-constellations Summary: "Starlink, Oneweb, Guo Wang and Project Kuiper promise affordable and fast internet at any point of the globe. In fact Starlink is currently one of the […]
Join us at DC9 Club on January 23, 2023 for Astronomy on Tap: Planetary Defense edition! We will hear about how to defend our planet from meteorites, highlighting NASA's first successful demonstration of asteroid deflection from the DART mission. Our program will feature 3 JHU APL scientists who work in planetary defense: Andy Rivkin, Nancy […]
Join Lowell Observatory for Astronomy on Tap at Mother Road Brewery on January 24th, starting at 6:30pm! Play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, listen to a fascinating science talk, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is Lowell electrical engineer Khristian Jones, who will talk about building your own telescope […]
