June 20, 2016 7:30-9:30PM

Event: Astronomy on Tap
Venue: Der Wolfskopf

Talk 1

Title: Warp Speed is not Enough: Interstellar Travel in Sci-Fi
Lecturer: Adric Riedel
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: Caltech

Talk 2

Title: Jessie Christiansen
Lecturer: Exoplanet Roulette: Guess Your Fate
Position: Research Staff
Institution: IPAC

Quiz Questions / Answers

1. Which scientist proposed the theory of relativity? Einstein
2. How many moons does Venus have? Zero.
3. What was the first artificial satellite of the earth and in what year was it launched? Sputnik, 1957.
4. Who invented the telescope? Hans Lippershey
5. In Star Wars, what was the first planet to be destroyed by the death star? Alderaan
6. What type of star will the Sun become at the end of its life? White dwarf
7. What was detected for the first time last year by scientists at LIGO? Gravitational waves
8. What happens when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun? Solar eclipse
9. Today is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere--what is another name for this? Summer solstice
10. What is the largest mountain in the solar system? Olympus Mons