Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas).
A tapestry from Strasbourg depicting the Purification of the Virgin Mary and the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Candlemas (also spelled Candlemass), also known as the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus […]
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Mercury at Aphelion
Mercury's 88-day orbit around the Sun will carry it to its furthest point to the Sun – its aphelion – at a distance of 0.47 AU.
Spica 3.6° S of Moon
The star Spica will appear 3.6° south of the Moon at 23:23
International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Illustration of Vera Rubin from a series of illustrations for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Credit: BEATRIZ ARRIBAS DE FRUTOS. A significant gender gap has persisted […]
Br. Guy Consolmagno to talk at Hampstead Church
St.Mary's Chruch, Hampstead 4 Holly Walk, Hampstead, London, United KingdomBr Guy Consolmagno, S.J. will give a talk on the history of Vatican Observatory and its activities today.
St Valentine’s Day
Saint Valentine was a widely recognized 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Christianity on February 14. From the High Middle Ages his Saints’ Day is associated with a tradition of courtly […]
Anniversary of the 2013 Chelyabinsk Asteroid Impact Event
On February 15 2013 an asteroid exploded in the sky over the city of Chelyabinsk, in the the southern Ural region of Russia. The shock wave blew out windows all over the city, injuring over 1600 people, and damaged several buildings.
James Dewar, died 1923
Sir James Dewar FRS FRSE (20 September 1842 – 27 March 1923) was a British chemist and physicist. He is best known for his invention of the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with research into […]
Val Logsdon Fitch, born 1923
Val Logsdon Fitch (March 10, 1923 – February 5, 2015) was an American nuclear physicist who, with co-researcher James Cronin, was awarded the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physics for a 1964 experiment using the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven […]
U.S. Daylight Savings Time starts
Daylight saving time (DST), also referred to as daylight savings time or daylight time (United States, Canada, and Australia), or summer time (United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks (typically by one […]
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Sundays at CTU: God’s Creation with Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ
The James and Catherine Denny Center 5416 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, IL, United StatesAt the annual Dr. Barry Rankin Sunday at CTU on God’s Creation, CTU will feature a lecture by Br. Guy Consolmagno