Astronomy on Tap BOS

Astronomy on Tap BOS

@aotboston.bsky.social

Learn about the Universe over a pint at a local pub. Short, free talks about astronomy, with a side of astro-related news and games.

54 Followers 18 Following 17 Posts Joined Nov 2024
2 weeks ago
Poster of an event for Astronomy on Tap. Poster has an image of a supernova as well as speaker and location information.

Join us at Mighty Squirrel Fenway for Astro on Tap on March 19th!
Our theme will be transients, objects in the sky that change with time. Dillon Brout will be talking about supernovae and Nora Sherman will be telling us about binary black holes. We hope to see you there!

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2 months ago
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Radio is everywhere in your day — AirPods, Google Maps, car FM, microwave. Join us at Aeronaut Brewing on January 19 (6-8pm) to hear from astronomers about how they radio telescopes to study neutron stars, black holes, and planets, as well as deciphering mysterious fast radio bursts!
#astronomyontap

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3 months ago
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✨ Astronomy on Tap presents: Cosmic Ecosystems: Galaxies Across Size Scales!
Join us for an evening with two amazing early-career researchers exploring galaxies. Learn something new in a fun, relaxed environment, then test your knowledge with astronomy trivia! 🌌🍻

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6 months ago
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Are you excited for the Rubin Observatory-themed AoT Boston event tomorrow? If you’ve been buzzed about 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar comet that recently wandered into the Solar System, you are in for a treat! Leah Albrow from MIT will tell you all about interstellar interlopers in the era of Rubin ✨🔭☄️

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6 months ago
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Kicking off our September 4 AoT event at Aeronaut Brewing is Andrés A. Plazas Malagón, who will tell us all about the Rubin Observatory's (@vrubinobs.bsky.social) LSSTCam, the largest digital camera in the world! 📸 ✨ #astronomyontap #aotboston #rubinobservatory #lsst

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6 months ago
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You are cordially invited to our next AoT Boston event at Aeronaut Brewing on Thursday, September 4!!! We're bringing you some exciting talks about the Rubin Observatory (@vrubinobs.bsky.social), which will capture the ultimate time-lapse movie of the universe in the next 10 years 🔭💫

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10 months ago
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AoT Dark Side of The Force: introducing the invisible dark matter, which makes up 84% of all matter in the universe. Join Prof. Cora Dvorkin on the quest to unveil the nature of dark matter, the Force that binds galaxies together, with astrophysical observations on May 7 at Aeronaut Brewing! 🍻✨

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10 months ago
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We are so excited to have Claire Lamman from Harvard telling us about the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, an army of tiny robots mapping out the universe across space and time! Join astronomers in unveiling how dark energy shapes the cosmos on May 7 at Aeronaut Brewing!🍻✨

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10 months ago
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Join us for a special "The Dark Side of the Force" AoT at Aeronaut Brewing on Wednesday, May 7, featuring talks about dark matter and dark energy, which make up about 95% of the universe despite being invisible! Stay tuned for more about our speakers ✨✨

#astroontap #darkenergy #darkmatter #starwars

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10 months ago
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It’s Massachusetts Space Week this week! Don’t forget to join us on Saturday for a night packed with space-themed events at Aeronaut in Somerville 💫🔭🧪

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11 months ago
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Join us on Saturday, Apr. 26th for The Space Consortium’s Space, Drinks, and Trivia at Aeronaut in Somerville! We will be co-hosting trivia from 8-9pm. Find more details on the Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/space-drin...

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1 year ago

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1 year ago
Crowd at Aeronaut Brewing Co. watching a speaker present From the back of the room, crowd at Aeronaut Brewing Co watching speaker present Speaker presenting “Little Red Dots: Galaxies Hosting Black Holes?” Five people posing for a photo in front of a “Thanks for coming!” slide with aotboston social media information

Thanks everyone for coming out for Astronomy on Tap at Aeronaut last night! We had an excellent time and can’t wait to see you all at the next event!

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1 year ago
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Don’t forget to come hang out with us at Aeronaut tomorrow evening! We have two great talks lined up for you, followed by general space trivia 💫

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1 year ago
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We hope you’re getting excited for our next event on Saturday! We’ll have talks by two awesome Harvard PhD students about black holes and Venus #aotboston #astronomyontap 🔭

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1 year ago
Advertisement for Astronomy on Tap Boston event on Dec. 14th from 5-6:30pm at Aeronaut Brewing Co. in Somerville, MA. The event will feature talks about "Images of Black Holes" by Dominic Chang (Harvard) and "A New Spin on Venus: Was Our Sister Planet Ever Habitable?" by Andrea Salazar (Harvard).

Please join us for the next AoT Boston at Aeronaut in Somerville on Dec. 14th! We’re excited to have two PhD students from Harvard bringing us exciting talks about our sister planet in the Solar System and black holes. Stay tuned to hear more about our speakers!

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1 year ago

Hi everyone! We’ve joined the lovely folks on BlueSky and will be planning to advertise our future events here too. Stay tuned for an upcoming Astronomy on Tap in December in Boston! ✨

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