{"id":77320,"date":"2025-06-20T12:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T10:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/?post_type=program&#038;p=77320"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T12:41:22","slug":"science-cafe-sa-china-why-study-space-rocks","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/program\/science-cafe-sa-china-why-study-space-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Caf\u00e9: Why Study Space Rocks?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Stellenbosch Science Caf\u00e9 is an initiative of Stellenbosch University\u2019s Faculty of Science that encourages public discussions on scientific issues.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Science Caf\u00e9: Why Study Space Rocks?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Space rocks can either kill us or give us access to another habitable world in outer space. Geologists from Stellenbosch University and an astronomer from the South African Astronomical Observatory tell us what they are up to when studying asteroids and planetary defense systems. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stellenbosch Science Caf\u00e9 is an initiative of Stellenbosch University\u2019s Faculty of Science that encourages public discussions on scientific issues. Science Caf\u00e9: Why Study Space Rocks? Space rocks can either kill us or give us access to another habitable world in outer space. 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