In 1990, the future director of the Vatican Observatory was living in a refugee camp in Jordan. Fr. Richard D’Souza, S.J., the director of the Vatican Observatory. Credit: Courtesy photo. Fr. Richard D’Souza was 12 years old at the time, and his family had just lost everything. D’Souza was born in the Indian city of Pune, but his family emigrated …
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QUICK FACTS What it is: Pismis 24, a young star cluster Where it is: 5,500 light-years away, in the constellation Scorpius When it was shared: Sept. 4, 2025 A craggy mountain peak, a tower, perhaps even a finger — in this new celestial dreamscape from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), something seems to be pointing at a cluster of …
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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI, A. Pagan (STScI) QUICK FACTS What it is: Pismis 24, a young star cluster Where it is: 5,500 light-years away, in the constellation Scorpius When it was shared: Sept. 4, 2025 A craggy mountain peak, a tower, …
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NASA is seeking solutions for a way to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory despite the spacecraft being marked for termination after FY2026 under the agency’s budget proposal. The possible impending demise of the spacecraft, coupled with faster-than-expected orbital decay due to additional atmospheric drag caused by solar activity, makes Swift an ideal candidate for the potential …
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