NASA’s Perseverance Rover touched ground on the red planet on Feb. 18 and today NASA announced some of its first discoveries.
Adam D. Hincks
Adam D. Hincks, S.J., is a contributing editor at America.
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Angelo Secchi, the Jesuit father of astrophysics
His was a life full of discovery, invention and public service.
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Mocking religion is not a requirement for scientific literacy
Julie Payette, Canada’s new governor general, stirred up controversy with a speech to a scientific gathering in which she seemed to pit “divine intervention” against “natural process.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
New planetary discoveries renew questions about extraterrestrial life
On June 19, NASA announced that its Kepler space telescope team had identified 219 new planet candidates.
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Politics needs more science—but it needs more religion too
Science is a necessary point of reference, but it should by no means be the only political voice in the conversation.
Posted inPolitics & Society
How gravitational waves show that science is a gateway to beauty and contemplation
The most fundamental motivation of science is the human desire for contemplation.
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Justified Reason: The collaboration of knowledge, belief and faith
She would have to leave her intellect behind, my friend assumed, if she followed up on a profound experience of God that had led her to Mass. Eventually she decided to enroll in the catechumenate in order to become a member of the Catholic Church. Taking this step, she explained to me, would require
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Particles of Faith: Seeking God in small things
Adam D. Hincks, S.J., on the discovery of the “God particle,” which resulted in a Nobel prize this week for two physicists
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Wonders of the Universe: New scientific discoveries and old truths
New scientific discoveries and old truths