by Joseph A'Hearn | Mar 3, 2023 | Astronomy, Basics, Cosmology, Eclipse, Featured, Observational Astronomy, Outreach, Science & Faith
Now that I’ve transitioned from teaching high schoolers during my PhD research years to working in industry, I’ve decided to make my lecture videos public. My course is from my perspective as a Catholic scientist and is divided in two halves:• The History of...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Jan 13, 2018 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Featured, Outreach, Science & Faith
“We’re not special” is not a scientific statement. It’s an opinion. It’s a simple way of expressing what has become known as the Copernican principle. Copernicus himself did not explicitly hold this when he realized Earth was likely not...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Dec 28, 2017 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Featured, Science & Faith
The origin of the Universe is one of my favorite topics at the interface between science and faith. I’ve spoken on this several times (which I’ve kept track of on my Talks and Presentations page). The most recent occasion was the first time it was...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Nov 11, 2017 | Astronomy, Basics, Cosmology, Featured, Science & Faith
Last month I spoke at the Vandal Catholic Encounter on the topic of the Church’s role in science. Here is a link to the video recording. I apologize for how much you’ll have to strain to listen and see. In the future I hope to write an article to revisit...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Aug 28, 2016 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Featured, Science & Faith
Today, August 28, the Catholic Church ordinarily celebrates St. Augustine’s feast day. This year, however, his feast is liturgically overshadowed since it fell on a Sunday. Nevertheless, it’s still an appropriate occasion to recall the contributions...
by Joseph A'Hearn | Mar 15, 2016 | Astronomy, Cosmology, Featured, Science & Faith
This image is a three-color composite of the Chandra Deep Field South. Take a moment just to look at it in wonder. Pretty much every object in the photo is a galaxy, containing billions of stars. The area of space in this photo takes up only one part in 375,000 of...
