Astronomy on Tap HQ

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🌟Scientists & educators reveal how they explore the Universe, at bars & pubs around the world!🌟HQ account, follows satellite locations, organizers, & venues🌟 astronomyontap.org

Next event! Wednesday, 9 September 2026, 6:30PM CDT @ Mano Negra Brewing Co! Irene Varglund (U of Hertfordshire) will discuss how supermassive black holes power the most energetic astro phenomena. Shashwat Sardesai (TTU) will explain how our atmosphere produces the light shows known as auroras.

Flyer for September 9, 2026 Astronomy on Tap event

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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School’s out, summer is here! ☀️🏖️ The weather is too nice now to NOT spend more time outdoors, so AoT Graz will be taking a summer break! 😎 We will be back in September with some extra beer and some fancy science! Enjoy your summers everyone, we will see you all in a few months!

SUMMER BREAK
AoT Graz is taking a break! Starting from September, you can join us again for beer and science!

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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The full speaker list includes Astronomy professors from all around the world: ⭐️Petri Väisänen, director of FINCA (Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO) from University of Turku (talk in Finnish) ⭐️Paul Groot from Radbound University ⭐️Heloise Stevance from University of Oxford

Another fantastic night at Astronomy on Tap Graz! ✨ A huge thank you to our amazing speakers, Michael Cecil and Greta Capello, and to Hops for hosting us! Due to growing audience numbers, we'll be introducing an RSVP system for future events - stay tuned for details! See you at the next AoT Graz! 🌌

The picture shows Michael Cecil with his opening slide:
They're here! They're there! They're every-freakin'-where!
What magnetic fields tell us about the universeThe picture shows Greta Cappello and her title slide:
How to touch the sun without getting burnedPicture of the audience. Hops is very packed!Michael Cecil with a slide that shows an Avatar The Last Airbender meme and says:
Things I am scared of: (as a modeler/theorist)
Does that agree with observations?
What about magnetic fields???

🌌✨ Join us for amazing talks at this month's Astronomy on Tap event! 📅 Date: Wednesday, April 29th, 2026 📍 NEW LOCATION: Pastime Restaurant - 252 South Blvd ⏰ Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, event begins at 7 PM 🌟 Speaker 1: Dr. Gabriela Gonzales 🌟 Speaker 2: Dr. Tabetha Boyajian

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How do stars influence their cosmic neighbourhoods, and how close can we get to our own to understand it? Find out at our next Astronomy on Tap. Grab a drink and join us on the 31st of March at Hops Pub. 🍻🔭

Astronomy on Tap Graz
Tuesday, March 31st, 8:00 pm in Hops Pub
First speaker: Michael Cecil
They're here! They're there! They're every-freakin'-where!
What magnetic fields tell us about the universe and ourselves

Second speaker: Greta Cappello
How to touch the sun without getting burned

We’re baaaack! Are you ready for some more SPACE SCIENCE 🪐✨🛰️? We’re excited to bring you 2 talks from @middleburycollege astronomers on April 11th starting at 4. Be sure to stick around and win some Astro swag! This event is FREE and ALL-AGES. More details to follow.

Poster for the next Astronomy on Tap: Vermont event. Event is April 11th from 4-5pm at Four Quarters Brewing in Winooski. It’s free and all-ages. There will be two talks from Middlebury College astronomers followed by trivia with prizes by UVM Space club.