Astronomy on Tap BOS

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Free, short talks from local astronomers with fun trivia and prizes 🏆🍺 Next event: 5:30pm July 13 at Boston Public Market https://astronomyontap.org/event/astronomy-on-tap-boston-cosmic-pitch/ Website: https://astronomyontap.org/locations/boston-ma/

Come to our next event on October 6, 6-8pm, at Lamplighter CX (Cambridge) to learn all about exoplanets and fun stories behind this field with two astronomers from Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (@centerforastro), Adam Distler and Juliana García-Mejía!

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We’re back at Aeronaut Brewing Co. (Somerville) on August 12, 6-8pm. Grab a drink, bring a friend, and join us on our cosmic search for dark matter, which makes up 84% of all matter in the Universe, yet remains elusive and undetectable! FREE, no RSVP required, 21+

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Join us for a family-friendly evening at Boston Public Market on July 13 (5:30-8pm), featuring a talk by NASA visualization expert Kimberly Arcand, interactive space-themed activities with the NASA Chandra team, and soccer & World Cup trivia 🏆 Free and open for all ages, no RSVP required!

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Come share a pint with us and geek out about the Moon on June 9, 6-8pm at Lamplighter Brewing CX (Cambridge)🍻 Stay tuned for more speaker announcements✨ Please note that Lamplighter Brewing CX requires 21+ with valid government-issued IDs or minors accompanied with their 21+ parents/guardians.

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On May 7 6pm, we’re bringing to Aeronaut Brewing a special cocktail flight of: 🌝 🚀 Artemis mission news 🪐🌟 Talks on star-forming clouds and exoplanets ▬▬ι═𖥔 ݁ Star Wars trivia Grab your lightsabers and invite your friends to an extraterrestrial night! No RSVP required, but Aeronaut is a 21+ venue.

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We're hosting space trivia night at 7:30pm in Aeronaut Brewing Co. (Somerville) on Thursday, April 23! This is part of the FREE Space, Drinks, and Trivia (21+), part of MA Space Week 2026, themed “Reaching the Sky” and organized by The Space Consortium. Scan QR code in the image to reserve!

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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!

Poster of an event for Astronomy on Tap. Poster has an image of a supernova as well as speaker and location information.

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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✨ 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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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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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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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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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!

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).