The Vatican Observatory will host a conference bringing together prominent physicists to discuss the mysteries of the cosmos. The meeting will also honour Georges Lemaître, the priest who first proposed the Big Bang theory. The event, scheduled for 16-21 June, will feature 40 leading experts in cosmology, relativity and quantum theory. The gathering aims to Read more
Pope Gregory XIII, the 16th-century pontiff responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian calendar, now has another celestial claim to fame. A working group of the International Astronomical Union has named an asteroid after him, the Vatican Observatory said Tuesday. The “560974 Ugoboncompagni” — Gregory’s birth name was Ugo Boncompagni — was announced Read more