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Star Explosion Reveals New Space Ingredients

Handout - Scientists have spotted chlorine and potassium hiding inside the remains of a blown-up star for the first time. Using Japan’s XRISM space telescope, they found these elements inside the giant cloud of debris left behind by the supernova called Cassiopeia A. The explosion happened about 11,000 light-years from Earth, but it is still giving up new secrets today. The find shows how stars don’t just light up the sky, they also make many of the elements that help build planets and life. Even long after a star explodes, it can still teach us something new about the universe. This discovery was published in a scientific paper on December 4 this year, and the image was released on January 28, 2024, using data from NASA’s Chandra telescope along with Hubble, Webb and Spitzer. Photo by Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Milisavljevic et al., NASA/JPL/CalTech; Image Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Schmidt and K. Arcand via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hubble Seeks Clusters in Lost Galaxy

Handout Photo shows NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring atmosphere, Hubble can easily observe dim galaxies like NGC 4535 and pick out features like its massive spiral arms and central bar of stars. This image features NGC 4535’s young star clusters, which dot the galaxy’s spiral arms. Glowing-pink clouds surround many of these bright-blue star groupings. These clouds, called H II (‘H-two’) regions, are a sign that the galaxy is home to especially young, hot, and massive stars that blaze with high-energy radiation. Such massive stars shake up their surroundings by heating their birth clouds with powerful stellar winds, eventually exploding as supernovae. The image incorporat

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Red Spider Nebula

Handout photo dated on October 26, 2025 shows Red Spider Nebula. Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary nebula, in this image released on Oct. 26, 2025. NIRCam is Webb’s primary near-infrared imager, providing high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy for a wide variety of investigations. Webb’s new view of the Red Spider Nebula reveals for the first time the full extent of the nebula’s outstretched lobes, which form the ‘legs’ of the spider. These lobes, shown in blue, are traced by light emitted from H2 molecules, which contain two hydrogen atoms bonded together. Stretching over the entirety of NIRCam’s field of view, these lobes are shown to be closed, bubble-like structures that each extend about 3 light-years. Outflowing gas from the center of the nebula has inflated these massive bubbles over thousands of years. Photo by ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, J. H. Kastner (Rochester Institute of Technolo via ABAC

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Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring atmosphere, Hubble can easily observe dim galaxies like NGC 4535 and pick out features like its massive spiral arms and central bar of stars. This image features NGC 4535’s young star clusters, which dot the galaxy’s spiral arms. Glowing-pink clouds surround many of these bright-blue star groupings. These clouds, called H II (‘H-two’) regions, are a sign that the galaxy is home to especially young, hot, and massive stars that blaze with high-energy radiation. Such massive stars shake up their surroundings by heating their birth clouds with powerful stellar winds, eventually exploding as supernovae. The image incorporates data from an obse

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Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope

This photo taken on Sept. 20, 2025 shows the launch site of the construction of a new large astronomical observation project, the Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope (XSMT), in Delingha, northwest China's Qinghai Province. China on Saturday launched the construction of a new large astronomical observation project, the Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope (XSMT). TO GO WITH "China commences construction of high-precision telescope project on 'roof of the world' " Photo by Chen Jie)/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS/COM

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Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 20, 2025 shows the launch site of the construction of a new large astronomical observation project, the Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope (XSMT), in Delingha, northwest China's Qinghai Province. China on Saturday launched the construction of a new large astronomical observation project, the Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope (XSMT). TO GO WITH "China commences construction of high-precision telescope project on 'roof of the world' "Photo by Chen Jie)/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS/COM

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Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope

This image shows the new large astronomical observation project, the Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope (XSMT). China on Saturday launched the construction of a new large astronomical observation project, the Xue-shan-mu-chang 15-meter SubMillimeter Telescope (XSMT). TO GO WITH "China commences construction of high-precision telescope project on 'roof of the world' " Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS/COM

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Former Gritty Oil Town Now Explores Glittering Cosmos - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 29, 2025 shows the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)jointly developed by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Lenghu Town, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo by Zhang Long/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Former Gritty Oil Town Now Explores Glittering Cosmos - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 30, 2025 shows the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST)jointly developed by the University of Science and Technology of China and the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Lenghu Town, Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Photo by Zhang Long/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. At right: Pope Leo XIV's personal secretary Father Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. At right: Pope Leo XIV's personal secretary Father Edgard Ivan Rimaycuna Inga. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads The Angelus Prayer - Castel Gandolfo

Pope Leo XIV prays the Angelus with the faithful in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, Italy on July 20, 2025. As his summer holidays continue in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV joined pilgrims who came out to the hilltop town near Rome in praying the traditional Marian prayer of the Angelus. Pope Leo XIV has expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ over the recent Israeli attack on the Catholic parish in Gaza, and called for ‘an immediate halt to the barbarity’ in the Strip. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Pope Leo XIV Visits Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory - Ital

Pope Leo XIV visits the Vatican’s Astronomical Observatory (or Specola Vaticana) in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, where he is on holidays on July 20, 2025. The Specola Vaticana can be considered one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Its origins date back to the second half of the 16th century, when Pope Gregory XIII had the Tower of Winds built in the Vatican in 1578, and invited Jesuit astronomers and mathematicians of the Roman College to prepare a reform of the calendar, which had been promulgated in 1582. Since then, with significant continuity, the Holy See has never stopped showing an interest in and supporting astronomical research. Pius XI thus ordered that the Specola be transferred to his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo on the Alban Hills, some 25 kilometres south of Rome. In that environment so rich in history, a modern Observatory was re-founded and entrusted to Jesuits in 1935. It was equipped with three new telescopes and a laboratory for astrophysics, capable of sp

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Total Lunar Eclipse Observed Across World 3

A lunar eclipse was observed across the world from Thursday night (March 13) into Friday morning (March 14). This video was taken in Calabasas, Southern California, using an iPhone and a telescope.