Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/04/2025
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location
Dog Haus Biergarten
Category(ies)
Stars and Black Holes (Photo – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
How will NASA use a helicopter to explore Saturn’s moon Titan? What triggers a star to explode in a powerful supernova?
Discuss these topics and more at Caltech’s next Astronomy on Tap on August 4. There will be two ~20 minute talks, a Q&A, interactive astronomical pub trivia, and guided stargazing with telescopes.
- 7:30 pm – Why We Think Dark Matter Really Exists and What We Think It Is
- 8:30 pm – Finding Stars About to Die
- 9:00 pm – Astro-themed Pub Trivia Answers and Prizes
About the Series
Astronomy on Tap is a global phenomenon where professional astronomers give informal science talks in local bars with accompanying pub trivia and interactions with the public. Scientists at Caltech organize the Los Angeles Chapter of Astronomy on Tap one Monday a month. These free events are open to all at the outdoor patio of the Dog Haus Biergarten in Old Town Pasadena (with an inexpensive parking structure one block away).
Each event consists of two ~20-minute informal science talks given by researchers in astronomy, physics, and space science followed by a Q&A. In the intermission periods, there is guided stargazing with telescopes and astro-themed pub trivia. Events are free and open to all. No reservations necessary. For more information and recordings of past events, see the Caltech Astro Outreach website and the Caltech Astro YouTube page. For more information, contact Cameron Hummels by email at chummels@caltech.edu.
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