Calendar

Total Lunar Eclipse

The Moon will pass into Earth’s shadow and appear to turn red on the night of March 13 or early in the morning on March 14.

An Evening With the Pope’s Astronomer – Jones Day

Jones Day New York Brookfield Place, 250 Vesey Street, New York, NY, United States

Spend an evening with Br. Guy Consolmagno - Director of the Vatican Observatory, and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. Br. Guy will discuss his new book A Jesuit's Guide […]

Mars at Aphelion

Mars will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the Sun on this date - 154,425,919.9 miles.  

A Jesuit’s Guide to the Stars: Exploring Wonder, Beauty, and Science

Church of Saint Thomas More 1079 Summit Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Curious about God, the cosmos and you?You can ask the Pope’s astronomer!Come with your curiosity and questions to hear Brother Guy Consolmagno, SJ, 7:00 pm, Thursday, April 24, 2025, at […]

New Moon 2025

New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic longitude. The part of the Moon facing us is completely […]

Venus at Aphelion.

Venus's 225-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.73 AU.