The new director, who will replace Brother Guy Consolmagno, has been working at the Vatican Observatory for nine years and is the superior of the Jesuits there.
Earlier on Moon Day, Pope Leo had visited the Vatican Observatory’s historic telescopes at Castel Gandolfo where he has been staying for a summer break.
Dr. Vera Rubin, a former instructor at the Vatican Observatory Summer School and member of the Pontifical Academy of Science, was honored as part of the "American Women Quarters Program."
Addressing this year's Vatican Observatory summer school students, the Pope considered the first moments of creation: "this must be an exciting time to be an astronomer!"
Looking at the writings of some cardinals -- including a saint -- and Calvin reveals that the issue wasn't science itself, but a question of good science.
In this series on the Church and Science, we can't fail to consider the most famous of the questionable cases. And we find the Vatican following the science.
In time for Christmas, NASA has released new images of a ‘Christmas Tree’ and ‘Christmas Wreath’ that are thousands of light years from our solar system.
Between 1910 and 1921, this four-member team of religious sisters catalogued nearly half a million celestial bodies, and now they have their own.
Aleteia visited the Vatican Observatory's summer school 2023 edition, and spoke to the director and the students about what drives them to study the universe.
Popes and the stars: Benedict XVI developed a theological exploration of man's place in the cosmos, giving a theological dimension to the natural sciences in his writings.
It may sound absurd to say that stars are threatened, but we may lose our ability to perceive them. Here are five reasons that stars are worth fighting for.
The "Don" has introduced new automated features that will see Vatican Observatory astronomers use their Arizona-based telescope from Rome.
The event brings together experts from around the world and honors the legacy of Georges Lemaître, the father of the Big Bang theory who challenged Einstein.
This account is perhaps the sort of thing that people who hold to certain stereotypes about religious people and science might never imagine.
Fr. Gabriele Gionti, S.J., and Fr. Matteo Galaverni have developed a mathematical tool to analyze physics in the Big Bang.
Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, is the director of the Vatican Observatory (the "Specola"). In an interview he discusses his work and what makes this institution unique.
Scientists and scholars recently gathered to discuss the possible existence of unidentified aerial phenomena (or UFOs). Two Catholics were among the presenters.
