The Vatican Observatory
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The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest active astronomical observatories in the world, with its roots going back to 1582 and the Gregorian reform of the calendar. Headquartered at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, this official work of the Vatican City State supports a dozen priests and brothers (Jesuits and diocesan) from four continents who study the universe..
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We live on a planet that is third from a star we call the Sun. Our place in the solar system is very unique and is what scientists call The ..read more
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FAIRFIELD — In 1983, volunteer Guy Consolmagno lay in bed at a Peace Corps Training Facility in Kenya, feeling severely homesick. He had made up his mind to ..read more
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Br. Guy is featured in an outdoor exhibition of an award-winning photography feature called "Where I Work" at King's Cross in London ..read more
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“The Challenging History of Other Earths” appeared in the International Journal of Astrobiology in December 2023. Here is an abridged version ..read more
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Br. Guy Consolmagno and Chris Graney discuss their book "When Science Goes Wrong: The Desire and Search for Truth ..read more
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From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): The life, work, and faith of agricultural scientist George Washington Carver ..read more
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The Jesuits Global YouTube channel posted this musical video about the Vatican Observatory ..read more
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This account is perhaps the sort of thing that people who hold to certain stereotypes about religious people and science might never imagine ..read more
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A research paper by C. Bayu Risanto's research group on South America's climate has been made into a video by lead author Francina Domingu, in her voice ..read more