Calendar
International Asteroid Day
International Asteroid Day is a United Nations-recognized day observed each year on the anniversary of the Tunguska impact event of June 30, 1908.
Canada Day.
Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada. A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of July 1, 1867, the effective date of the Constitution Act, 1867 (then called the British North America Act, […]
Earth at Aphelion
Earth will be at the farthest point in its orbit around the Sun on this date
Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
Mercury will appear close to the crescent Moon in the west-northwestern sky before sunset.
History of the Vatican Observatory: A Legacy of Faith and Science
Join VOF emeritus Board member James Renn for a discussion about the history of the Vatican Observatory at the Franciscan Renewal Center (The Casa)
World Rosary Day – 7 October 2024
At the invitation of the Holy Father Pope Francis, ”Rome, Saint John Lateran, 11 February 2022, Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes” we call upon the Confraternities of […]
Sungrazer Comet Passing Close to the Sun
A comet. called a sungrazer, is passing VERY close to the Sun - right now!
Saturn 0.1°S of Moon
Saturn will pass within 0.1° of Saturn on this date.
Big Bang Cosmology and Divine Creation: The New Physics and the Old Metaphysics – Rothermel Foundation Lecture
First Presbyterian Church, New Bern 400 New St., New Bern, NC, United StatesBr. Guy Consolmagno presents the concept of God as Creator is not tied to any particular cosmology, but has endured even as our scientific cosmologies have radically changed. The traditional […]