We hosted another Astronomy on Tap event at Der Wolfskopf Pub tonight, and everyone had a great time. We started the night with a stellar talk by Dr. Marja Seidel, a postdoc at the Carnegie Institute in Pasadena. Marja's talk was entitled "Galaxies with Edwin", and it was a comic-style presentation telling the story of how Edwin Hubble (and Henrietta Leavitt) discovered that our Milky Way galaxy was not the entirety of the Universe. It was a great topic and a really innovative manner of presenting!
Next up, Dr. Calen Henderson, a postdoc at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, gave us a compelling presentation on the search for Earth-like planets in the Universe. His talk "Earth through the Looking Glass" discussed why we search for Earth analogs, how we do it, and what are the prospects for finding life elsewhere in the Universe. It's very relevant information, especially with the recent discovery of an Earth analog in our neighborhood at Proxima Centaur B.
We had several winners of our astronomical-themed pub quiz with some NASA shirts and hats as prizes. Congratulations to all of the participants! We look forward to seeing everyone next month!
--Cameron
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