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---+ June 20, 2016 7:30-9:30PM
*Event*: [[AstronomyOnTap][Astronomy on Tap]]<br>
*Venue*: [[http://www.derwolfskopf.com/][Der Wolfskopf]]<br>
---+++ Talk 1
*Title*: Warp Speed is not Enough: Interstellar Travel in Sci-Fi<br>
*Lecturer*: Adric Riedel<br>
*Position*: Postdoctoral Fellow<br>
*Institution*: Caltech<br>
---+++ Talk 2
*Title*: Jessie Christiansen<br>
*Lecturer*: Exoplanet Roulette: Guess Your Fate<br>
*Position*: Research Staff<br>
*Institution*: IPAC<br>
---+++ Quiz Questions / Answers
   1. Which scientist proposed the theory of relativity? Einstein
   1. How many moons does Venus have? Zero.
   1. What was the first artificial satellite of the earth and in what year was it launched? Sputnik, 1957.
   1. Who invented the telescope? Hans Lippershey
   1. In Star Wars, what was the first planet to be destroyed by the death star? Alderaan
   1. What type of star will the Sun become at the end of its life? White dwarf
   1. What was detected for the first time last year by scientists at LIGO? Gravitational waves
   1. What happens when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and the Sun? Solar eclipse
   1. Today is the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere--what is another name for this?  Summer solstice
   1. What is the largest mountain in the solar system? Olympus Mons

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