Hundreds of thousands of people will share in the solar eclipse April 8. “A way to engage with God’s creation, the work of God’s hands,” said Michelle Francl-Donnay.
Eclipse seen as a way to pray, ‘engage with the work of God’s hands’
‘Space Shuttle Stories’: An astronaut’s invitation to wonder and awe
Between 1981 and 2011, astronauts suited up and entered a reusable spaceship 135 times, blasting off out of earth’s atmosphere with the hope that they would have a safe mission before returning to return to their families. A veteran NASA astronaut shares stories from each of these missions.
Newly discovered ancient galaxies put spotlight on ‘Big Bang Theory,’ God’s act of creation
Catholics may wonder: Can science and theology converge to explain the origins of the universe, and has the James Webb Space Telescope revealed any clues to the cosmos’ divine design?
Photos of the Week: Dec. 19, 2022
In the spotlight: New ambassador audience, feast of St. Lucy, Nicaraguan migrants, blessing of Jesus figurines
Webb telescope images feed the mind and spirit, Jesuit astronomer says
“This is God’s creation being revealed to us, and in it we can see both his astonishing power and his love of beauty,” Brother Guy Consolmagno said.
Photos of the Week: June 20, 2022
In the spotlight: Papal meeting with Buddhists, Corpus Christi, St. Bernadette relics
SJU alum to take second trip to International Space Station
Click on the link in the story to listen to a Minnesota Catholic Podcasts interview with astronaut Mark Vande Hei from late 2019.
Mars missions can inspire next generation scientists, papal astronomer says
As Perseverance, the latest probe on Mars, gears up to send to Earth high-definition images, video and audio of its surroundings, one papal astronomer said he hoped the fresh new discoveries will inspire future explorers.