I wanted to know what it was really like to travel to the moon, but I realized that the only people who knew would not be around much longer.
Space
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Why are so many craters on the moon named after Jesuits?
“Throughout the history of the Society, the Jesuits have been key players in astronomy,” said Robert Macke, S.J., a specialist in meteorites who works at the Vatican Observatory in Rome. Jesuit contributions to astronomy are significant enough that 34 craters on the moon and several asteroids are named after them.
Posted inMagazine, Politics & Society
Introducing America’s Space Issue
The 50th anniversary of the moon landing provides not just a moment for nostalgia but an occasion to revisit the values that should inform our public judgment.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why I gave up my job at NASA to become a nun
I have learned that belief is not unique to those who consider themselves religious.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why the U.S. going to the moon still matters to immigrants
If the frontier of the U.S.-Mexico border represents the America that would exclude me, space is the frontier that invites me.