Fr. Luis Rodés Campdera, SJ, director of the Ebro Observatory, gets an asteroid named after him.

From the Faith & Science Resource Center: A series of videos featuring Fr. William Stoeger, S.

Have you ever thought of time traveling? It's easy!

VOF newsletter - 2026-01-28 - Summer School Payoff Br, Guy talks about his friend, Dr. Ray Jayawardhana, alumnus of the 1993 Vatican Observatory Summer School, who will become the tenth president of Caltech. mailchi.mp/vaticanobser... Image credit: Anna Marlis Burgard

Vatican Observatory Summer School Alumnus Appointed as Caltech's Next President

Brother Robert J. Macke, SJ (@brbobmackesj.bsky.social) maintains these graphics showing all the Jesuits who have had asteroids named after them. He had to update them again recently!

Dr. Larry Lebofsky covers a wide range of topics in his twice-a-month astronomy and space science newsletter.

Rev. Pavel Gabor, SJ, Vice Director of the Vatican Observatory Gets An Asteroid Named After Him!

Join us Feb. 1st for a Full Moon meetup with Dr. Melissa Brucker, a Research Scientist at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory

Step right up and see a 125-year-old film of a total solar eclipse in North Carolina (USA)... thanks to a friend of the VO.

The 2026 Astronomy for Catholics in Ministry and Education (ACME) workshop was a success!

The Vatican City State has released a smartphone app that acts as the official news application connected to their institutional website.

The Constellation Cygnus and a few of the stars in Draco were also visible through the myriad of colours and the drama of rays.

From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): An unvarnished picture of George Washington Carver’s life.

Greetings Sacred Space Astronomy readers and specifically our ACME2026 participants! Last week I posted my screenshot videos of astro-edits and presentation.

Digging through an old file yields a post about a cool telescope.

It was a hard twist of events for me to miss ACME due to tearing my quad tendon due to slipping on ice. I am so happy and consoled that the ACME group had a wonderful week!

Dr. Michelle Francl discusses the 100th anniversary of quantum mechanics in an article of hers in Nature Science.

Dennis Danielson offers commentary on the new book by him and Chris Graney, A Universe of Earths.

Vatican City State smartphone app features the Vatican Observatory as a destination.

Dr. Larry Lebofsky covers a wide range of topics in his twice-a-month astronomy and space science newsletter.

From the Faith & Science Resource Center: A technical discussion of the Star of Bethlehem from Rutgers University Press.

Anyone living in our Universe, at any location, would see almost exactly the same thing as we see from our vantage point ... of Earth.

Join us on Saturday January 3rd for our next Full Moon-th On-line Meetup! Our guest will be  Br.

I pray that all of you had a wonderful Christmas! Personally, my parish of St.

Dice sure seem random, like something that “just happens”, but science tells us otherwise. Does randomness even exist?

This post is offered at the request of my parents at St. Olaf Parish in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Yesterday I received a special Christmas present: A Universe of Earths: Our Planet and Other Worlds, from Copernicus to NASA was released in print form.

Rob Lorenz, SJ, spoke about astronomy to students at Fordham Preparatory High School.

From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): A colorful overview of Maria Mitchell’s life and work.

Rev. Christopher Corbally, SJ, remembers retired Sgt. Wade Boltinghouse and Karen Kitcheyan Jones of the San Carlos Apache Tribe.

What do Catholic Priests in Wisconsin do when its December and you wake up to -11 degree Fahrenheit (-24 degree Celsius) raw temperatures? You start to wonder how you can get to Tucson, Arizona as quickly as possible!

In the specimen room of a geologist you might find fossils with connections to saints — science and faith.

When I'm observing solar activity, I'm very relaxed and focused. At the same time, I'm particularly conscious of the dynamics of interacting with our star.

Larry Lebofsky captured an image of a rare Moon dog from Tucson on Dec. 4th!

Ten years ago, Br. Guy Consolmagno shared the stage with a Civil War general to talk about astronomy.

Each month, Dr. Larry Lebofsky publishes a couple newsletters with the latest news in astronomy and space science.

From the Faith & Science Resource Center: An article on a Catholic scientist, by a Catholic scientist, in a Catholic journal.

Of course, the Artemis 11 Mission to go around the moon featured the crew, the SLS rocket, and the (Tomorrow) plans for Artemis III

Join us on Thur. Dec. 4th for a chat with Richard F.

What does it mean to be impacted by stigma? Well, I'm wrestling with that fear as I write this post after watching the documentary, The Age of Disclosure.

The latest on research from the Vatican Observatory, thanks to La Civiltà Cattolica, the Jesuit periodical that has been in publication since 1850.

A dramatic scene as the sun rises on the huge crater Clavius (231km diameter) left of center still deep in shadow. The two circles inside Clavius are Clavius D (28km) and left of it Clavius C (21km).

Jesuit Rob Lorenz was interviewed by the AMDG podcast.

From the Faith & Science Resource Center (Younger Readers): Maria Sibylla Merian was a faith-filled scientist who was also a remarkably talented artist.

Andy Poniros interviewed Brother Guy Consolmagno for “COSMIC PERSPECTIVE RADIO,” on Nov. 13, 2025

Support for the Vatican Observatory diffuses out to the diocesan level in the form of a book on Faith and Science.

Dear Friends! I'm happy to share that my latest book has just been published!

Brother Guy will be the guest for COSMIC PERSPECTIVE RADIO, hosted by Andy Poniros. Thursday, Nov. 13th, 6:00pm-7:00pm ET. WPKN 89.5 fm & live streaming at wpkn.org/listen-live/

Yes, that hymn does seem to have been written with science in mind.