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Yahoo
a day ago
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Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man's arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. After praying the Sunday Angelus at his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, Leo headed to the astronomical observatory located in the Pontifical Villas, where he took a close look at the telescopes that have supported celestial exploration from a faith-based perspective for decades. The pontiff was accompanied by astronomers and students participating in the traditional summer school organized by the observatory. This was Pope Leo's first visit to the observatory, founded in 1891 by Leo XIII. The first vision of it, however, can be traced back to the establishment by Pope Gregory XIII of a commission aimed at studying the scientific data and implications of the calendar reform that took place in 1582. The Vatican Observatory has generated top-notch research from its scientist-clerics, drawing academics to its meteorite collection, which includes bits of Mars and is considered among the world's best. Later Sunday, the pope called astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who shared with Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins the historic 1969 moonwalk. 'This evening, 56 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, I spoke with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin,' Pope Leo wrote on his X account. 'Together we shared the memory of a historic feat, a testimony to human ingenuity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of Creation.' Pope Leo then blessed the astronaut, his family and his collaborators. There are a few precedents of papal calls to "space.' In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI rang the space station and asked about the future of the planet and the environmental risks it faced. Before Benedict, Pope Paul VI sent a radio message to astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins after their moonwalk, calling them 'conquerors of the Moon.' Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
a day ago
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Pope calls Buzz Aldrin to mark 1969 moon landing
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday called astronaut Buzz Aldrin and visited the Vatican's astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo to mark the 56th anniversary of man's first moon landing. "This evening, 56 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, I spoke with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin," the American pope wrote on X. "Together we shared the memory of a historic feat, a testimony to human ingenuity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of Creation", he wrote. After Neil Armstrong, who died in 2012, Aldrin was the second person to set foot on the Moon on the historic Apollo 11 mission that secured the United States' victory in the space race. A devout Christian, Aldrin took communion on the lunar surface using a travel kit provided by his Presbyterian pastor. The pope said he blessed the 95-year-old US astronaut and his family during the call. Earlier Sunday, Leo visited the Vatican Observatory, which sits on a leafy hilltop near the papal summer home of Castel Gandolfo. Vatican photographs showed the pope looking through a large telescope in the Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, where planetary scientists mix the study of meteorites with theology. ide/gv Solve the daily Crossword
CTV News
2 days ago
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- CTV News
Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin
A gust of wind blows Pope Leo XIV's mantel at the end of the noon Angelus prayer in the square in front of the Apostolic Palace in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Sunday, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) ROME — Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of man's arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin. After praying the Sunday Angelus at his summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, Leo headed to the astronomical observatory located in the Pontifical Villas, where he took a close look at the telescopes that have supported celestial exploration from a faith-based perspective for decades. The pontiff was accompanied by astronomers and students participating in the traditional summer school organized by the observatory. This was Pope Leo's first visit to the observatory, founded in 1891 by Leo XIII. The first vision of it, however, can be traced back to the establishment by Pope Gregory XIII of a commission aimed at studying the scientific data and implications of the calendar reform that took place in 1582. The Vatican Observatory has generated top-notch research from its scientist-clerics, drawing academics to its meteorite collection, which includes bits of Mars and is considered among the world's best. Later Sunday, the pope called astronaut Buzz Aldrin, who shared with Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins the historic 1969 moonwalk. 'This evening, 56 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing, I spoke with the astronaut Buzz Aldrin,' Pope Leo wrote on his X account. 'Together we shared the memory of a historic feat, a testimony to human ingenuity, and we reflected on the mystery and greatness of Creation.' Pope Leo then blessed the astronaut, his family and his collaborators. There are a few precedents of papal calls to 'space.' In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI rang the space station and asked about the future of the planet and the environmental risks it faced. Before Benedict, Pope Paul VI sent a radio message to astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins after their moonwalk, calling them 'conquerors of the Moon.'
Yahoo
2 days ago
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People Are Sharing The Conspiracy Theories They Actually Think Might Be Real, And Some Of These Are WILD
With everything going on in the world, it's honestly no wonder that people want to theorize about the ways that governments, celebrities, and, uh, aliens might be conspiring against the masses. That being said, when we recently asked the BuzzFeed Community about which conspiracy theories they actually believe might be real, we got some truly WILD responses. Without further ado, here's how some of the over 300 commenters responded: 1."The housing crash was crap. I guess we're just a dishonest society, but how can both the seller and buyer be doing the wrong thing and have it collapse?" —heroiczebra383 Related: 2."The moon landing was staged... Murica is all about marketing... and competing with China and Russia, LOL." —catnamedcalamity 3."That the Egyptian pyramids were designed by aliens. I don't know how they could have been built so precisely otherwise?" —txcinderelly 4."That there are cures for different cancers, but Big Pharma is keeping it quiet and such because their entire business is based on sick people." —savannahg4e56476eb 5."I think that maybe Ouija boards are *really* cursed. Once, I did one, and it spelled out my friend's name (she had bone cancer; her name was Pam) and the next morning, we found out she'd passed away..." —mxcchio- 6."I think everyone sees colors differently. I.e., my red looks like your blue, but we both learned what we see as 'red.'" —ashlynsmith "It's good to know I'm not the only one having weird thoughts like that, because I definitely have considered this. I mean, there's no way to know what other people see." —sharpgoose281 Related: 7."Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were at first a publicity stunt." —trendyflower917 8."That we are not real. Our galaxy is just located in a locker in a station in outer space or in the charm on the collar of a big orange cat." —mudda8139 9."That the calendar is built like it is (i.e., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday) so we have to buy new ones every year, and it was all done by the calendar corporations to leech off our money." —the_snookie 10."Alien civilizations want nothing to do with the people of Earth because we are basically the trailer trash of the universe! We're supposed to be an intelligent society, but everything we do is to our detriment. We let people die because we don't share with each other, we have imaginary lines that people can't cross, and things that should be free, like food, clothes, and shelter, need to be bought with money." "The reason why they do experiments on us is that they're trying to figure out what's wrong with us and if it can be fixed. Obviously, the answer is no. They know that eventually we're just going to destroy ourselves." —jmacxjr Related: 11."The current state of the US is a direct result of Republican meddling, starting in 1968. The intent was to slowly dumb down the population, thus making them easier to control. The 'conspiracy' is that it was intentional." —kumamori137 12."AI listens to us all." —michaqay 13."That HGTV developed the open concept home to make money. Smash down walls with sledgehammers = more male viewership. Fewer walls means less materials, but builders can still charge the same as they were for more traditional homes." —micahdr 14."The government wants us all to be sick and dumb so we can rely on them for money and food. Doing this gives them full control. That's why our education levels suck compared to other countries and healthy food is so damn expensive." —heatherf416484889 "That's a lot like how I feel about why the government treats veterans like shit. We can't rise up if we're barely able to function." —certified_drapetomaniac 15."Religion was created by men to deny the fact that women are the superior gender — oh wait." —sandrac4c3faf3dc 16."Democrats and Republicans are two wings of the same bird. They're working together and just give constituents the illusion of choice. They're in politics for themselves and for the monied elite." —buzzkeeper Related: 17."The world really did end in 2012 in accordance with the Mayan Calendar, and our collective consciousness has been uploaded into a simulation that is being observed by aliens for their entertainment." —certified_drapetomaniac "Or this is the bad place, and they're running out of plot lines to torture us." —monikap6 18."Aliens got here a long, long time ago, and they're in the ocean." —jessethecowgirl 19."IDK if it's a conspiracy theory, but aliens are definitely out there. There are billions of planets that could sustain life out there, so that's billions of opportunities for life to evolve. It happened on Earth, why can't it happen somewhere else in the universe?" —faborca223 "Technically, aliens are considered a conspiracy theory, but we've found life in our solar system. But that's just in our solar system. The universe itself is so unfathomably huge that it seems impossible that there wouldn't be life out there. Not necessarily advanced, space-travelling life, but there's definitely at least one other planet or moon that can support life. Or some species that evolved to withstand the conditions of whatever rock they're on." —lacjiba 20."The current elites are doing space travel because they plan to go up to space for a few days while they get robot drones and droids to kill us, and then they'll come back to Earth to enjoy their privilege." —saffa88 21."The paintings on display in museums and art galleries are replicas, and the real ones are hidden in a vault somewhere." —ishouldstopactingcool finally, "Dragons were real." —mkayla8886 So, we have to ask: What's a conspiracy theory you believe is real? Get weird in the comments. Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity. Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Also in Internet Finds: Solve the daily Crossword
The Independent
2 days ago
- Science
- The Independent
Growing number of Americans want astronauts to visit Mars
A recent YouGov / CBS News poll indicates strong public support in the United States for further space exploration. The poll found that 67 per cent of Americans wish to see astronauts return to the moon, with 65 per cent supporting missions to Mars. Support for space exploration is consistent across all age demographics, with younger adults aged 18-29 showing the highest favourability at 71 per cent. A significant majority, 77 per cent, believe the 1969 moon landing was a worthwhile endeavour. Most Americans also feel that space exploration contributes positively to both national pride and scientific advancements.
