Astronomy on Tap: Silver and Starlight with Ben Shafransky Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on November 25th at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month’s speaker is Ben Shafransky. Ben is a […]
Astronomy on Tap | Growing Food in Space Sip on Mother Road brews while exploring the future of farming beyond Earth! NAU Ph.D. candidate Laura Lee will share how fungi and innovative techniques could help astronauts grow crops in Moon and Mars soils. Plus, enjoy trivia and prizes under the stars.
Astronomy on Tap: How to Build a Planet with Two Suns with Dr. Taylor Kutra Planet formation is never simple—but what happens when you throw a second star into the mix? Join Lowell astronomer Dr. Taylor Kutra for a fascinating look at how planets form in the most common stellar environments: multiple star systems. While […]
Astronomy on Tap: Chaos Across the Solar System Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on May 27th at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! This month’s speaker is Lowell researcher Dr. Teddy Kareta, who will be talking about chaos from the evening weather forecast to the chance of an asteroid hitting the Earth a […]
Astronomy on Tap: To Mars and Back? Join us at Mother Road Brewing Co. on the 25th at 6:30pm for this month's Astronomy on Tap! This month's speaker is USGS scientist Alicia Vaughan, who will talk about her involvement in the Perseverance Rover mission. Alicia Vaughan is a Co-I on the Mastcam-Z instrument on the […]
Astronomy on Tap | I Heart Pluto Festival 2025: The Science of Star Trek & Beer Unveiling! Come celebrate the kickoff of the I Heart Pluto Festival 2025 with Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. at a special edition of Astronomy on Tap on February 13th at 6pm! This year we celebrate 95 years […]
Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on January 28th at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is NAU planetary scientist Justin Crevier, who will talk about the study of asteroids over […]
Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on December 17th at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is USGS geologist Jim Skinner, who will talk about planetary geologic mapping and astronaut training! […]
Join us at Mother Road Brewing Co. on the 26th at 6:30pm for this month's Astronomy on Tap! Jacob Hyden will be talking about his studies of the motions on the surface of the Sun! The Sun's surface is constantly in motion like all other stars. We will see how using high-resolution observations of the Sun's surface can help estimate other stellar motions. […]
Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on October 22 at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is Lowell educator Juan Ruiz, who will be giving a talk called "Chiral Twist: From […]
Join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on August 27th at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is Lowell astronomer Dr. Melodie Kao, who will talk about the magnetic fields of exoplanets! […]
Join us at Mother Road Brewing Co. on the 23rd at 6:30pm for this month's Astronomy on Tap! Shih-Yun Tang will be talking about the search for hot Jupiters around the youngest stars, known as T Tauri stars! We'll hold trivia after the talk, where you'll have the chance to win some fun prizes. As […]