Science Café: It's (almost) Never Aliens

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Science Café: It's (almost) Never Aliens

Family, Youth & EducationAcademic Lectures & PanelsFood & DrinkFestivals & TastingsFamily, Youth & Education / Academic Lectures & PanelsFood & Drink / Festivals & Tastings
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CasualFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicCollege StudentsParents/ToddlersPanel DiscussionPublicRock
When:
June 18, 2026 · 7:00 PM
Where:
Downtown Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
Source:
WNCT Community Calendar

From mysterious lights in the sky to bizarre signals from distant stars, history is full of moments when scientists and the public alike explained phenomena by claiming “it must be extraterrestrials”, only to discover a perfectly natural explanation later. Join Dr. Brand Fortner as he takes you on a whirlwind tour of 5 fascinating cases–the Viking Lander, the Mars rock, life on Europa, Roswell, Gimbal videos–where the truth turned out to be stranger \(and more satisfying\) than fiction. This lec

CasualFamily-friendlyGeneral PublicCollege StudentsParents/ToddlersPanel DiscussionPublicRockWNCT

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    Raleigh

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    Family, Youth & Education, Academic Lectures & Panels, Food & Drink

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    Casual, Family-friendly, General Public, College Students