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Through crackly transmission, these two eavesdropped on Apollo 11 landing
- Jul 21, 2019
The NASA astronauts didn’t know it, but WHAS radio technician Larry Baysinger and his journalist friend Glenn Rutherford had tapped the frequency of the 12-watt radios — walkie talkie-type communicators — used by Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Armstrong on the moon’s surface.
Pope’s astronomer says moon landing milestone offers lesson in hope
- Jul 18, 2019
For Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the Vatican Observatory, the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon is a reminder of how much can be accomplished when humanity pools its creativity and determination toward a common cause.
50 years on, moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
- Jul 6, 2019
Astronauts and astronomers discuss their emotions about their work 50 years after the first moon landing.
Jesuit astronomer works to unravel the mysteries of galactic evolution
- May 19, 2019
Jesuit Father Richard D’Souza is an up and coming astronomer who will work at the Vatican Observatory.
Vatican astronomer says space the new terrestrial frontier
- Nov 15, 2018
Brother Guy Consolmagno, the Jesuit research astronomer who runs the Vatican’s observatory, said that global interest in outer space is increasing at astronomical proportions, meaning there must be a clearer set of rules outlining peaceful space conduct.
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.
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