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Would you baptize an extraterrestrial? ...and other questions from the astronomers' inbox at the Vatican Observatory

A Panel Discussion with Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director Emeritus of the Vatican Observatory

13 October 2026

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Francis Thompson Room, Ushaw College, Woodland Road, Ushaw Moor, DH7 7DW

  • Discussion
  • Public
  • Department of Physics

The Temple Chevalier Lecture 2026/27: Astronomy, God, and the search for elegance

The 2026/7 Temple Chevalier Lecture is titled 'Astronomy, God, and the search for elegance' and will be delivered by Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director Emeritus of the Vatican Observatory. Scientific theories must do more than just satisfy the data; they must do so in a mathematically "elegant" way.

14 October 2026

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Applebey Lecture Theatre (W102)

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  • Department of Physics