Astronomy on Tap St. Louis – May 16: Exploding Stars and Extreme Planets

🌌 Astronomy on Tap St. Louis | May 16 🌌

Get ready for an evening of exciting space talks, trivia, and science with friends.

🗣️ Nicole Osborn – Exploding and Colliding Stars Learn how the universe creates its heaviest elements through powerful events like supernovae and neutron star mergers. Multimessenger observations help us understand and trace these cosmic factories.

🪐 Nathan Whitsett – Extreme Planets Take a tour of the most hostile planets out there and find out how space weather and planetary atmospheres affect the search for life. Find out what makes K2-18 b one of the most intriguing exoplanets in the news.

🧠 Join us for Astro Trivia with prizes for the winners (except Kevin, he already has too many!) 📍 Urban Chestnut The Grove Meeting Room 🕖 May 16 from 7 PM to 9 PM

All are welcome. No science background needed. Just curiosity and good company. #AstronomyOnTap #StLouis #SpaceTalks #AstroTrivia #Exoplanets #Supernovae #PublicScience