Despite the wild ambitions of serial entrepreneur Elon Musk's space tourism resulting in more environmental pollution and his satellites making the work of astronomers more difficult, the goal of the ...

The Vatican’s astronomical observatory has launched a new website as part of its mission to show the world the Catholic Church’s support of science and scientific research. Together with the website, ...

The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) on Mount Graham in southern Arizona celebrated its 30th anniversary this month, and the observatory has several days worth of celebrations planned for ...

Colorful stars are packed close together in the globular cluster NGC 1805 in the Dorado constellation, in this image from the Hubble Space Telescope released Sept. 11, 2020. The Vatican Observatory ...

His Eminence Giovanni Cardinal Lajolo, the President of the Pontifical Commission for the Vatican City State, will visit the offices of the Vatican Observatory Research Group at the University of ...

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 candidates from ...

Started in 1986, the program has historically given students the opportunity to dive into astronomy while also experiencing Italian culture. Students from the Vatican Observatory's summer school at an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is ...

Jesuit Brother Bob Macke and Jesuit Father Gabriele Gionti, an astronomer, prepare to give journalists a tour of the Vatican Observatory at the papal villa at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept. 28, 2018.

Jesuit Father Gabriele Gionti, an astronomer, talks about a 1935 Zeiss telescope during a tour for media representatives of the Vatican observatory at the papal villa at Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sept.

Vatican Observatory fans and astronomy nerds will want to check out the observatory foundation's new podcast, website and online store for the usual "merch" of hoodies, ball caps, tote bags and phone ...