Gary P. Zank (Department of Space Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville) Although we’re still exploring the inner atmosphere of our Sun, attention is beginning to turn again to the most distant regions of the heliospheric bubble within which we reside. This is being driven by two exciting events: the first is that the New […]
Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on August 27th at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is Lowell astronomer Dr. Melodie Kao, who will talk about the magnetic fields of exoplanets! […]
Join us at the Grand Stafford Theater for the 69th installation of Astronomy on Tap BCS! We’ll have talks by Refa Al-Amri: Life in the Universe, and Frank Wang: How to weigh a Supermassive Blackhole We will also have the usual assortment of trivia, and Astronomy in the News by our host Vinny Donofrio. As always, […]
Welcome back to Storrs, space explorers! Want to learn more about the universe of anime and test your anime knowledge with some trivia??? Come join us for Astronomy on Tap at Hops 44 on 8/28 at 7pm! Enjoy short talks from a Physics Department undergraduate student, Lia Gilmore, about her summer research and also from […]
We are pleased to announce that our Life in the Universe Edition event for Astronomy on Tap will be held on WED. August 28th at the Jackalope Brewing – Tap Room! This event will feature 2 amazing speakers: Mike Reynolds "The Kardashev Scale: A Journey Through Human and Extraterrestrial Technology Alex Richardson Cosmic Radiation and Daily Life There […]
🌌✨ Join us on Thursday August 29th for illuminating talks at this month's Astronomy on Tap event! Free, kid-friendly! 📅 Date: Thursday, August 29th, 2024 📍 Location: Varsity Theatre ⏰ Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, event begins at 7 PM 🌟 Speaker 1: LSU PhD Candidate Aaron Trigg Title: "Magnetars: Serving Up Giant Flare […]
Galactic Archaeology and the Chemistry of Stars Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Candidate Zach Way Date: Thursday, August 29th 8-9:30pm Abstract: The periodic table is full of all types of elements, including the Carbon in our bodies, the Oxygen we breathe, and the Uranium we use for nuclear energy. But the Universe only began with Hydrogen and […]
Join us at 7:30PM PDT, Tuesday, September 3rd for a very special Astronomy on Tap in Aspen, Colorado! We’ll hear from Caltech / Carnegie postdoctoral fellow Nicole Sanchez: “Galaxies, Supermassive Black Holes, and Waffles,” and Harvard / Smithsonian Researcher Martin Elvis: “Love, Fear, and Greed: An Asteroid Story.” In addition, we will have telescopes on-hand […]
Pat Peak, Louisville Astronomical Society Observing from Light-Polluted Skies People are often told that observing the night sky requires a dark site well away from the light pollution of modern cities. This is far from the truth as there are hundreds of observations to be made from almost anywhere that a telescope or pair of […]
Come check out Astronomy on Tap Triangle, our North Carolina chapter of short and engaging talks about astronomy over beer. Find us in the taproom of Fullsteam Brewery in Durham, NC from 7-8:30 PM on Wednesday, September 4th! Join us as we delve into the anticipated rise of a "new star" in the night sky with […]
