The Popes Astronomer Brother Guy has his eyes on the heavens

For many, stargazing means swooning over the latest song, tweet, or Instagram post from Taylor Swift. 

But for Jesuit brother GUY CONSOLMAGNO, it’s – almost – a search for the heavens. 

He’s about to finish a ten-year term as director of the Vatican Observatory. 

Br Guy, who has science degrees from Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the Pope’s astronomer. 

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Brother Guy Consolmagno is an American research astronomer, physicist, religious brother, director of the Vatican Observatory