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Brother Robert Macke, a Jesuit and astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, works in his office at the Vatican Observatory. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Brother Robert Macke Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 28, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA). Brother Robert ...

Brother Robert Macke, a Jesuit astronomer at the Vatican Observatory, is one of the world’s foremost experts in the study of meteorites.

Many believe that faith and science contradict each other. Catholic scientists at the Vatican Observatory disagree.

NASA turned to Brother Robert Macke, SJ, curator of the Vatican meteorite collection, to build a machine to analyze samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu.

NASA has called upon the Vatican for a Hail Mary. A Jesuit astronomer helped build a crucial instrument for the OSIRIS-Rex mission.

Venus joins the Pleiades at the same time Mercury makes its best appearance.

Venus joins the Pleiades at the same time Mercury makes its best appearance.

Venus joins the Pleiades at the same time Mercury makes its best appearance.

Venus joins the Pleiades at the same time Mercury makes its best appearance.

Venus joins the Pleiades at the same time Mercury makes its best appearance.