{"id":110428,"date":"2025-05-29T15:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=110428"},"modified":"2025-06-11T16:31:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T20:31:57","slug":"are-we-alone-in-the-universe-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/are-we-alone-in-the-universe-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Science TODAY: Are We Alone in the Universe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get the real science underlying the search for life elsewhere in the universe. Join astrophysicists and educators from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for special presentations in the SECU Daily Planet Theater on World UFO Day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row sponsor-logos\">\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12\">\n<h4>Noon \u2013 UFOs and Our Place in the Universe<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dr. Rachel Smith, Head of the Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics Research Lab, Curator of Meteorites, and professor at Appalachian State University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For decades, observations of UFOs, or \u201cunexplained flying objects\u201d, have crept into our daily newsfeeds and discourse, shining renewed light on our quest to find life beyond Earth. Dr. Rachel Smith will discuss the science and mythology surrounding UFOs, and how they fit within humanity\u2019s ongoing search for extraterrestrials and connection with the Universe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-12\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/UAP_DoD.jpg\" alt=\"An unexplained object is seen at center as it flies among the clouds.\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 0.85em;\">An unexplained object is seen at center as it flies among the clouds. (U.S. Department of Defense.)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get the real science underlying the search for life elsewhere in the universe. Join astrophysicists and educators from the NC Museum of Natural Sciences for special presentations in the SECU Daily Planet Theater on World UFO Day. Noon \u2013 UFOs and Our Place in the Universe Dr. Rachel Smith, Head of the Astronomy &amp; Astrophysics&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/are-we-alone-in-the-universe-2\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,4,5,13,15,25,47,8],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/110428"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/110428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110428"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=110428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}