Vatican sceptical about close encounters of the third kind

Vatican sceptical about close encounters of the third kind
Castel Gandolfo, Italy (AFP) July 31, 2015 - The recent discovery of an Earth twin has boosted chances there is intelligent life on other planets. But while Pope Francis's telescope scans the starlit skies, the Vatican is sceptical of ever meeting Mr. Spock. On a leafy hilltop near the papal summer home of Castel Gandolfo sits the Vatican's Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world, where planetary ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Vatican_sceptical_about_close_encounters_of_the_third_kind_999.html