Most of the mass in the Universe is invisible to our eyes. We call this mysterious mass dark matter since it does not emit light (and, being fair, also because we have little idea of what it is actually made of). Despite being unable to observe dark matter directly, we can infer its presence thanks […]
Please join us June 13 at 7:30pm at M Special downtown. Our speaker will be our own postdoctoral fellow Carrie Holt, talking about “Comet Interceptor: ESA’s new mission to a pristine world". Andy Howell and Joey Chatelain will give an update of Astronomy in the News. As always, we will have NASA posters and t-shirts […]
Join us for Astronomy on Tap NYC #143 - our 2024 Pride event, and the next in our monthly series at Pete’s Candy Store! Astronomy on Tap is fun and informative, with professional scientists and educators, plus games, prizes, and a bit of learning while drinking. Celebrate pride month with AoT NYC. Our speakers this […]
Calling all science enthusiasts, on June 18th, join Astronomy on Tap ATX for our 81st show! #AoTATX81 will feature talks by Vasily Kokorev and our own Star Party Queen, Lara Eakins. From Vasily we will learn about the "First Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe" and Lara will tell us about the "Space Rocks that […]
Get excited for Astronomy on Tap at Bickerson's Brewhouse in Ballard at 7pm! This month we have the zesty Zeljko Ivezic and the youthful Yakov Faerman to talk to us about LSST and galaxies! Each FREE Astronomy on Tap event features accessible, engaging science presentations on topics ranging from planets to black holes to the […]
On Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 6:00 pm CT, join us at 25 O'Clock Brewery in Urbana, Illinois, for an exciting discussion of carbon in the universe with Dr. Brett McGuire, Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Astronomy on Tap is back on the 20th June at Porters, Cardiff for another fantastic evening of talks! We are wrapping up a fantastic year of Astronomy on Tap Cardiff with a 2 part season finale. Part 1 will return to Porters, Cardiff on the 20th June at 6pm, for our first set of talks. […]
We invite you to join us for another installment of Astronomy on Tap: State College. We’ll be at Happy Valley Brewing Company on Thursday, June 20th from 6-8 pm (but arrive early to grab some great food and beer). This month will feature talks from Robert Morehead and our own Thomas Gaudin. We will also have […]
Join us at 7:30PM PDT, Monday, June 24th for Astronomy on Tap at the outdoor Dog Haus Biergarten in Old Town Pasadena. We’ll hear from NASA Scientist Dr. Robert Hurt: "When Data Isn’t Enough: Illustrating Astrophysics for the Public," as well as recent Caltech graduate Xander Hall: "Using Machine Learning and Citizen Science to Classify […]
Scott Bellamy Europa Clipper Mission Manager (NASA-MSFC) Europa Clipper is a flagship mission of the Science Mission Directorate’s Planetary Science Division and includes several instruments hosted on the spacecraft built by JPL. The mission will collect data from Jupiter’s icy ocean moon, Europa, to determine the composition and thickness of the ice covering the surface. […]
