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The Vatican Observatory will resume its four-week summer school next June following a pause in operations due to the global pandemic— allowing aspiring astronomers and astrophysicists to get firsthand experience within the field of astronomy.
EWTN News Nightly recently spoke with Chris Graney, astronomer and science historian with the Vatican Observatory, about the origins of the summer school, the kinds of experiences that are offered in the program, and the diverse makeup of the student body. Located in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, the program has historically given students the opportunity deep dive into astronomy while also experiencing Italian culture in the process.
“The Vatican Observatory summer school was started back in 1986 under the then-director Father George Coyne, who was director from most of the time during the papacy of Pope John Paul II,” Graney explained.
Coyne, along with astronomer Father Martin McCarthy, conceived of the idea of a summer school for higher education students considering careers in either astronomy or astrophysics.
Graney explained that the topics covered in the summer school change from year to year.
“For example, different topics have been galaxies or star clusters, water in the solar system,” Graney said. “This summer school is big on learning [about] the universe through Big Data, so that’s the focus this year.”
Graney also spoke about some of the program’s highlights in past years, including trips to Rome’s historical sites, and the chance to observe astronomical phenomena. One particularly memorable year, students happened to be session during the transit of Venus across the sun. The school offers a mix of lecture-based and interaction-based learning, Graney explained.
During the interview, Graney discussed recent images released from the James Webb telescope and talked about the interesting connection that the telescope has with the Vatican Observatory summer school.
“A couple of the scientists who are involved in making those infrared cameras that are on that telescope — George and Marcia Reiki — were formerly instructors at … the Vatican Observatory summer school,” Graney explained. “This telescope is going to let us see all kinds of things we have not yet learned, especially insofar as looking back to the very early Universe.”
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Should Catholics focus on winning political battles as the primary means of reclaiming the culture? Should we put our Faith on the back burner so as not to alienate non-Christians? In a recent article, Michael Warren Davis argues no, we should not. He says the culture war is a myth, that political victories don’t bring[…]
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Today John and Sam are joined by his Excellency, Bishop James Conley. Bishop Conley was an agonistic listening to the Grateful Dead and ultimately converted to Catholicism during his college years. We discuss the balance of the liturgy in his diocese that has the FSSP seminary (Latin Mass) as well as Novus Ordo Mass. He shares what it has been like to be a Bishop and how to regain authentic masculinity in the Church and society today.
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A Michigan judge’s injunction against the state’s long-standing abortion law means no protections for the unborn. Critics warn that the judge’s order is broader than was Roe v. Wade: …
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Pope Francis will lead a number of major events at the end of August, starting with the creation of 20 new cardinals in St. Peter’s Basilica.
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As it often does with the events of the Gospels, the streaming series The Chosen adds to the drama of the encounter between Jesus and Nathanael in John 1:45-51 by employing a bit of artistic […]
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