Research Highlights     VATT Research             Dark Matter and Energy in the Cosmos  The Acceleration of the Universe  Quasars  Globular Clusters  A Supernova Discovery at VATT     Planetary Sciences The Vatican Meteorite Collection: Under the direction of Guy Consolmagno, the Vatican Meteorite collection has grown from the initial donation of 1000 samples given in 1905 to more than 1200 pieces representing 484 different meteorite falls. [more info] Interdisciplinary Studies While the whole nature of the Vatican Observatory is to be a bridge between science and the Catholic Church, studies involving science, philosophy, and theology have formed an explicit part of the Observatory's activity since 1987... [more info] > Personnel and Research