There’s some evidence for planetary conjunctions around the time frame for the birth of Christ and may explain the Star of Bethlehem.

Is the star’s biblical description a pious fiction, or does it contain some astronomical truth? Puzzles for astronomy To understand the Star of Bethlehem, we need to think like the three wise men.

One of the classic images of the Christmas holiday is that of three wise men or kings traveling to Bethlehem, over which hangs a brilliant star. The Star of Bethlehem has its roots in the opening ...

At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At Christmas time, people sometimes put a star on top of the Christmas tree ...

Conjunctions, the Star of Bethlehem and Astronomy What astronomical data tells us about planetary conjunctions that may have occurred in relation to the birth of Jesus and/or the wise men visiting ...

Is the star’s biblical description a pious fiction, or does it contain some astronomical truth? Puzzles for astronomy To understand the Star of Bethlehem, we need to think like the three wise men.

For centuries, scholars have suggested the Star of Bethlehem may have actually been a "great conjunction" of bright planets. But the truth is still uncertain.

Is the star’s biblical description a pious fiction, or does it contain some astronomical truth? Puzzles for astronomy To understand the Star of Bethlehem, we need to think like the three wise men.

Bright stars top Christmas trees in Christian homes around much of the world. The faithful sing about the “Star of Wonder” that guided the wise men to a manger in the little town of Bethlehem ...

Puzzles for astronomy To understand the Star of Bethlehem, we need to think like the three wise men. Motivated by this “star in the east,” they first traveled to Jerusalem and told King Herod ...