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Happening tonight!
04.08.2025 17:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Learn how scientists "Find Stars About to Die" and supernova explosions with Dr. Daichi Tsuna. He gave a recent Astronomy on Tap presentation on the topic, and it is now up on our YouTube channel. Check it out:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmbE...
¿Qué es un agujero negro y cómo sabemos que existe? Acompáñenos en una charla de 30 minutos sobre agujeros negros, seguidas por una sesión de 90 minutos de preguntas y respuestas con un grupo de astrónomos y a la vez una sesión de observaciones.
outreach.astro.caltech.edu
How did our Solar System form, and how does it compare with other planetary systems around our galaxy? Last Friday, we hosted Adolfo Carvalho to discuss this topic at our Stargazing Lecture. His wonderful presentation is now up on our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0pF...
How will NASA use a helicopter to explore Saturn's moon Titan? What triggers a star to explode in a powerful supernova? Join us Monday, August 4th at 7:30PM as we discuss these topics and more at our next Astronomy on Tap.
outreach.astro.caltech.edu/aot
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25.07.2025 18:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Join us this Friday night to learn about the formation of our Solar System followed by telescopes and an extended Q&A!
22.07.2025 22:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What exactly is dark matter, and why do scientists believe that it exists? Our Astronomy on Tap last week featured a presentation by Caltech scientist Isabel Sands all about the topic! Check out the link below to watch it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T30Y...
Happening tonight at 7:30PM!
14.07.2025 19:09 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Join us next Monday for Astronomy on Tap all about dark matter and supernovae! Now with an additional television screen in the alleyway to enable more people to view the presentation!
08.07.2025 18:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Why does a baseball pitcher's curve ball "curve"? Can the same happen to spinning black holes as they travel through space? Our last Astronomy on Tap featured a presentation by Dr. Yoonsoo Kim all about spinning black holes! Check out the link below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeER...
A new object has been identified entering our Solar System from interstellar space. 3I/ATLAS is only the third object (after Oumuamua and Borisov in 2017 and 2019) to have been detected coming from outside of our Solar System.
www.sciencealert.com/its-official...
Do you like images of space? Check out AstroPix.org! It's like a google search for free images of space, organized by type, wavelength, or even telescope. It's all free and provided by NASA's Universe of Learning project. Give it a go! www.astropix.org
01.07.2025 20:12 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Why do scientists believe that dark matter actually exists despite not having found it yet? How do we identify stars that are about to die and what happens next? Join us Monday, July 14th at 7:30PM for our next Astronomy on Tap.
outreach.astro.caltech.edu
How do scientists simulate black holes on supercomputers? Our Astronomy on Tap earlier this week featured a presentation by Dr. Sarah Habib all about it! Check out the link below to watch it:
youtu.be/FFZ-Dss7Xbg
How did our Solar System form over the last 5 billion years? How does our Solar System differ from the thousands of other planetary systems we have discovered around other stars? Join us for a 30-minute public lecture on July 25, followed by telescopes: outreach.astro.caltech.edu
26.06.2025 19:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 2Happening tonight! Black holes and beer!
23.06.2025 17:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The first images from the Vera Rubin Observatory have been released! You can explore the images yourself at the following link. It's just the start and we expect the Rubin Observatory to transform our understanding of the universe over the next decade.
skyviewer.app/tours/cosmic...
Interested in seeing the first images from the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile? We'll be hosting a "First Look Watch Party" featuring images and data from this iconic new telescope. Doors open at 7:45AM and we'll have introductory remarks and images live-streamed from Chile.
20.06.2025 21:03 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Join us next week to learn about black holes at Astronomy on Tap!
16.06.2025 19:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We were able to see the aurora borealis a couple of weeks ago in the dark skies of rural Nevada alongside a glowing Milky Way. Dark skies are indeed a treasure, so please support efforts to limit light pollution in your area.
darksky.org
All aboard the Star Train! This summer, we're assisting with the Star Train, a train that heads into the dark skies of rural Nevada, providing scientific explanations, astronomy trivia, and views through telescopes in the darkest skies in the USA.
nnry.com/train-rides/
You can light marshmallows on fire using the Sun! We made an appearance at STEAM Fest in Ely Nevada, where we set up solar telescopes and our solar marshmallow demo, concentrating sunlight using mirrors. Great fun and science (and marshmallows) were had by all!
10.06.2025 19:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What causes the northern lights? How do solar storms affect us on Earth? Ivey Davis explains in the most recent Stargazing Lecture all about Space Weather. You can find this exciting presentation now on our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=099v...
Happening tonight! See you in person or on our YouTube Livestream!
06.06.2025 18:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
What is dark matter and how can we find it? Watch our recent Astronomy on Tap talk by Dr. Ana Bonaca from the Carnegie Observatories, who discusses her research to track down this elusive dark matter. Her presentation is now on our YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cek...
Last weekend, we helped host the first "Space Ride" a free group bike ride to highlight Pasadena's unique role in astronomy and space discoveries! We had 55 riders join us, cycling between Caltech, NASA JPL, The Planetary Society, and Carnegie Observatories over a few hours.
29.05.2025 17:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Want to learn why we have the Northern Lights and why material is being blown off of the Sun? Join us next week!
28.05.2025 14:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
What happens when two black holes collide? How do scientists use computer simulations to model black holes? Join us at our next Astronomy on Tap on June 23rd, featuring science talks, pub trivia, telescopes, and live music!
outreach.astro.caltech.edu/aot
Eager to learn about how gravitational waves can "see" black holes when they merge together across the universe? Watch a short presentation from Dr. Gabriele Vajente, the Deputy Head Engineer at LIGO Laboratories:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3okc...
