Astronomy on Tap Köln

21/06/2026

🔭 Astronomy on Tap Köln – June Edition 🍺
Join us on Thursday 25 June at 19:00 at Theater in der Filmdose (Zülpicher Str 39, Köln) for an evening of astronomy, beer, and a pub quiz with prizes.
This month's speaker:

Dr. Emma Bordier – "Cosmic Hide-and-Seek: What Eclipses Tell Us About Binary Stars"

This August, millions of people will look up to watch a solar eclipse over Spain as the Moon briefly hides the Sun from view. But did you know that similar eclipses happen across our Galaxy every single day? By catching these stellar eclipses, astronomers can uncover the secrets of stars — their masses, their sizes, even their ultimate fate. Join Emma on a journey through the hidden lives of stellar couples and discover how these distant eclipses reveal some of the most spectacular phenomena in the Universe, and, ultimately, the story of our cosmic origins.

Emma completed her PhD at the University of Leuven in 2024 and is now a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cologne, specialising in how massive stars form in binaries, evolve, and interact with their companions. Using some of the world's most powerful telescopes — from Chile to Hawaii — she investigates the hidden relationships that govern the lives of the Galaxy's stellar giants. 🔭

🔴🚨Note : Dr. Eduard Keilmann's talk has been postponed due to personal circumstances - we apologize for this last minute change.

🎟️ Free check-in recommended — save your seat via the link in bio / QR on the poster.

Hope to see many of you 😄

📍 Theater in der Filmdose, Zülpicher Str 39, Köln

📅 Thursday 25 June 2026, 19:00 Uhr
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18/06/2026

Hey AoT fans! We're excited to announce our first speaker for the next Astronomy on Tap!

The talk in German is by Dr. Eduard Keilman

The talk is titled: Warum Sterne (nicht) entstehen - Effekte, die die Sternentstehung beeinflussen

Stars are among the hottest objects in the Universe, yet they form in some of the coldest regions of space. Although the vast number of stars might suggest that star formation is a simple and rapid process, there are many physical effects that both hinder and, at the same time, make star formation possible."

Eduard studied physics at the University of Mainz, specializing in theoretical particle physics, before completing his PhD in astrophysics at the University of Cologne. His research focuses on star formation—the question of how stars are born from gas and dust in space—and on studying these processes through observations of interstellar gas and dust.

Join us over a pint of beer and see his talk. We hope to see you at event

Venue: Theater in der Filmdose
Date: 25 May 2026

23/05/2026

22/05/2026

We're excited to announce our first speaker for the next Astronomy on Tap!

The talk in German is by Dr. Rebekka Grellmann, who works at the Deutches Zentrum für Luft und Raumfahrt.

The talk is titled: Planetenentstehung durch Staubexperimente im schwerelosen Labor verstehen

Planets form when tiny dust grains collide with each other and gradually grow into large clumps. But how exactly does this process work? To investigate this fascinating question, scientists conduct dust experiments under weightless conditions — for example, in space. This lecture explains how these experiments work and what we have learned so far.

Rebekka is an astronomer who worked as a postdoctoral research at the University of Cologne. She now works at DLR as a project manager.

Join us over a pint of beer and see her talk. We hope to see you at event

Venue: Theater in der Filmdose
Date: 27 May 2026

21/05/2026

🔭 Astronomy on Tap Köln – May Edition 🍺

Join us on 27 May Wednesday) at 19:00 at Theater in der Filmdose (Zülpicher Str 39, Köln) for an evening of astronomy, beer, and a pub quiz with prizes.

We have two fantastic speakers lined up:

🟠 Dr. Rebekka Grellmann-

„Planetenentstehung durch Staubexperimente im schwerelosen Labor verstehen“

Theme: Planeten entstehen, indem winzig kleine Staubkörnchen miteinander kollidieren und so langsam zu großen Klumpen heranwachsen. Doch wie genau funktioniert das eigentlich? Um diese spannende Frage zu untersuchen, führen Wissenschaftler*innen Staubexperimente unter Schwerelosigkeit – beispielsweise im Weltall – durch. Wie das genau funktioniert und was wir bisher wissen, erfahrt ihr in diesem Vortrag.

Rebekka worked at the University of Cologne as a post doctoral researcher and now works at DLR as a project manager and research associate.

🟠 Dr. Maude Charmetant-

"The German Space Agency: from scientific ideas to actual space missions."

Theme: Space missions do not start with rockets, but with ideas. In this talk, we will take a look behind the scenes of the German Space Agency and explore how scientific projects are selected, funded and followed from proposal to reality.

Maude did her PhD in astronomy from the University of Bonn, and now works on space projects at the German Space Agency. A scientist by the day and a castle explore by night, she's working on her long life project of visiting all the castles in Germany.

🎟️ Free check-in recommended — save your seat via the link in bio!
📍 Theater in der Filmdose, Zülpicher Str 39, Köln
🗓️ 27 May 2026 | 19:00 Uhr

23/04/2026

The talk in German will be given by Prof. Dr. Stephan Schlemmer, Professor of Physics at the University of Cologne.

The talk is titled:
Der Sound des interstellaren Raums – Aus dem Orchester der Moleküle
(The Sound of Interstellar Space – From the Orchestra of Molecules)

The spectra of molecules captured by telescopes are in (almost) perfect harmony with one another. Each molecule has its own melody, just like the individual instruments of an orchestra. Stephan will report on some of the tracks that reach us.

Stephan's favourite science topic is molecular physics. His research concerns the formation and destruction of molecules in space and in the laboratory, and the spectra they emit in the course of their motions.

23/04/2026

We're excited to announce our second speaker for the next Astronomy on Tap!

The talk in English is by Morgan Owen, who is doing his PhD at the University of Cologne.

The talk is titled: "Astrochemistry: Simple Molecules to the Building-Blocks of Life"

Space is not as empty as you might think… Once considered to be devoid of molecules, over 300 different molecules have since been observed in interstellar space over the last century. How do we observe molecules in space, and why do we go to great effort to do so? What can they tell us about the formation of stars, planetary systems, and even life on Earth?

Originally from the UK, Morgan is now a PhD student at the University of Cologne, working in the Galactic Ecosystems group of Prof. Arshia Jacob to investigate the chemical and physical complexities of low-mass protostars.
Venue: Theater in der Filmdose
Date: 29 April 2026

22/04/2026

🔭 Astronomy on Tap Köln – April Edition 🍺

Join us on 29 April (Wednesday) at 19:00 at Theater in der Filmdose (Zülpicher Str 39, Köln) for an evening of astronomy, beer, and a pub quiz with prizes.

We have two fantastic speakers lined up:

Prof. Dr. Stephan Schlemmer -

"Der Sound des interstellaren Raums – Aus dem Orchester der Moleküle"
(The Sound of Interstellar Space – From the Orchestra of Molecules)

The spectra of molecules captured by telescopes are in (almost) perfect harmony with one another. Each molecule has its own melody, just like the individual instruments of an orchestra. Stephan will report on some of the tracks that reach us.

Stephan's favourite science topic is molecular physics. His research concerns the formation and destruction of molecules in space and in the laboratory, and the spectra they emit in the course of their motions.

Morgan Owen –

"Astrochemistry: Simple Molecules to the Building-Blocks of Life"

Space is not as empty as you might think. Over 300 different molecules have been observed in interstellar space. How do we detect them, and what can they tell us about the formation of stars, planets, and even life on Earth?

Morgan is a PhD student at the Universität zu Köln, working in the Galactic Ecosystems group of Prof. Arshia Jacob on the chemical and physical complexities of low-mass protostars.

🎟️ Free check-in recommended — save your seat via the link in bio!
📍 Theater in der Filmdose, Zülpicher Str 39, Köln
🗓️ 29 Apr 2026 | 19:00 Uhr