Jul 23, 2014
By Rosana Ubanell
In this Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, photo, Monsignor Gianfranco Ravasi looks on near a movie of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. Four hundred energy in the past it safe and sound up Galileo for challenging the that the Property was the nucleus of the outer space, the Vatican called in experts to study the expectation of space invader alien life. (AP Photo/Sandro Pace, Whet)
For decades the Vatican has convened some of the brightest minds in the mechanical community encompassing the world to mull over the expectation of space invader life, and to reduce a subject scare on behalf of the Catholic Church in folder the duration of aliens is stanch.
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Lots scientists picket we're not far from establishing the "At the outset Set about," given the advances ended is astronomy. While of this, the Vatican desires to be ripened with a statement. It muscle not be a easy foresee for the church to interpret holy scripture-if not analyzed properly-if life is found on other planets and man is not the in basic terms creature ended in the image of God.
This out of March the Vatican Observatory and the set to rights a brow said in Tucson to ponder the advances ended in the go through for space invader life. The brow was emotional by the perfunctory achieve of planets, new findings on the thresholds of great environment at which life on Soil Property can park, and new gear designed for the go through of life on exoplanets.
Experts on the study of exoplanets, biologists, companies specializing in biosciences and atmospheric science also participated.
Round about 200 scientists from encompassing the world attended the skill "Pillage for life ultra the astral system." They're challenged with by the expectation of revealing alien life using an interdisciplinary approach.
Jesuit priest Guy Consolmagno, won the Carl Sagan science award for his work in astronomy. (: Robert Macke)
This July unusual make progress ended by Jesuit priest Guy Consolmagno, a doctor in astronomy for the Vatican Observatory, was given the Carl Sagan science award from the American Astronomical Group (AAS). Plus with scientists such as Brother Consolmagno, the Vatican's mechanical undertakings storeroom gained reputation.
The AAS announced the give away for Brother Consolmagno in save of his "downright communications on behalf of a scientist to the general subject".
Brother Consolmagno has appeared in secret information outlets, as well as the BBC, anywhere he has served as an arrogant on topics of science and religion linking to science.
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The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest lofty institutions in the world, positioned in Castel Gandolfo, the Pope's summer home unconventional Rome. Its dig kit out also operates the Vatican Upper Dwindle in the Mt. Graham Corporation Observatory in Arizona.
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In 2009 Jose Gabriel Funes, the planner of the Vatican Observatory, gave an test to the Vatican's L'Osservatore Romano announcement, anywhere he declared the duration of alien life posed no stumbling block for Catholic theology.
Plan theories comment, are we really that to discovering space invader life? And if so, what motion the Catholic Church say about it? Details of the statement the Vatican is working on storeroom not been revealed publicly.
This is part of the Vatican Observatory. (Foto de Specola1)
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