Posted by Ian E-N on June 16, 2004 at 08:45:05 from 148.88.0.11 user IanEN.
In Reply to: Re: An astronomer would be useful posted by Guy C. on June 09, 2004 at 06:47:12:
The Pope's Telescope
BBC Radio 4 - Today - Wed 16 Jun, 11:00 - 11:30 30 mins
On top of Mount Graham in the Arizona Desert is a three million pound
telescope owned by the Vatican. Inside, three scientists, led by
Vatican astronomer Brother Guy Consolmagno, are exploring
the outer reachers of the solar system in a bid to discover how our planetary
system was made. But why are the Vatican doing science and what can a
cluster of ancient frozen rocks tell us about the origins of life on
earth?