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    Mars missions can inspire next generation scientists, papal astronomer says

    • Feb 20, 2021

    As Perseverance, the latest probe on Mars, gears up to send to Earth high-definition images, video and audio of its surroundings, one papal astronomer said he hoped the fresh new discoveries will inspire future explorers.

    By Carol Glatz
  • Jupiter, Saturn to put on ‘Christmas Star’ show at winter solstice

    Jupiter, Saturn to put on ‘Christmas Star’ show at winter solstice

    • Dec 9, 2020

    A once-every-two-decade conjunction involving the solar system’s two gas giants will give earthbound observers a look at a so-called “Christmas Star” on the winter solstice.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Vatican astronomer becomes 11th Jesuit to have an asteroid named for him

    Vatican astronomer becomes 11th Jesuit to have an asteroid named for him

    • Jun 23, 2020

    Father Chris Corbally, a stellar astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, has had his name attached to a rocky body in the asteroid belt that orbits the sun in slightly less than four years.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Father George Coyne, astronomer, promoter of science-theology dialogue, dies

    Father George Coyne, astronomer, promoter of science-theology dialogue, dies

    • Feb 13, 2020

    Jesuit Father George V. Coyne, who led the Vatican Observatory as its director for 28 years, got his start in the field of astronomy as a young student in formation for the priesthood by secretly studying under his blanket, flashlight in hand.

    By Dennis Sadowski
  • Open skies: Vatican Observatory preparing public stargazing tour

    Open skies: Vatican Observatory preparing public stargazing tour

    • Oct 4, 2018

    When people ask why the Vatican has an observatory, one Jesuit priest says it’s because it cannot afford a particle accelerator.

    By Carol Glatz
  • New space age requires cooperation, pope’s astronomer says

    New space age requires cooperation, pope’s astronomer says

    • Jun 28, 2018

    Jesuit brother Guy Consolmagno, planetary scientist and director of the Vatican observatory since 2015, says that a new “space rush” is encouraging but also poses ethical challenges.

    By Claire Giangravè

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