March 25, 2019 7:30-9:30PM

Event: Astronomy on Tap
Venue: Der Wolfskopf

Talk 1

Title: Tumbling Black Holes
Lecturer: Vijay Varma
Position: Graduate Student
Institution: Caltech

Talk 2

Title: Superpowers of 10: How we think about extreme numbers
Lecturer: Elizabeth Landau
Position: Senior Storyteller
Institution: JPL

Quiz Questions / Answers

1. What was the name of the first animal to orbit the Earth and safely land? Belka & Strelka
2. In Star Wars, what planet was home to Jar-Jar Binks and his fellow aquatic Gungans? Naboo
3. Currently, NASA mission OSIRIS-REx is preparing to bring back samples as it orbits around what asteroid? Bennu
4. What is the technical term for the clouds of gas and dust that often act as nurseries for stars? Nebulae
5. What is emitted when two black holes merge? Gravitational waves
6. What is the name for the type of telescope that only uses lenses to collect and focus light? Refracting telescope
7. What feature on Jupiter has been observed to be present for at least 150 years? Great red spot
8. Last week, the Sun sent a coronal mass ejection (CME) towards the Earth, which normally results in what astronomical phenomenon? Aurora / Northern Lights
9. Harry Potter's godfather is named after which star, the brightest star in the night sky? Sirius
10. Which spacecraft recently crossed into interstellar space? Voyager 2