The pontiff was accompanied by astronomers and students participating in the traditional summer school organized by the ...

After praying the Sunday Angelus at his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, Leo headed to the astronomical observatory located ...

To celebrate the anniversary of the 1969 moon landing on Sunday (July 20) Pope Leo visited the domes of the Vatican ...

Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of the moon landing with a visit to the Vatican Observatory. Accompanied by ...

Pope Leo XIV visited the Vatican Observatory. He commemorated the 1969 moon landing. He observed the Sea of Tranquility. The ...

Perched in the hills outside Rome sits the Palace of Castel Gandolfo, the centuries-old lakeside summer home for popes, which is also home to the Vatican Observatory, established in 1891 to help ...

An Israeli army strike on the only Catholic church in Gaza last week has pushed the Vatican to change its tone on Israel and ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects.

The Rubin Observatory released its first batch of images on June 23, 2025 as it had scanned the night skies only a few days prior, finding over 2,000 asteroids in the process.

Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.