Also known as the Christmas Star, the Star of Bethlehem appears in the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew, in which the disciple ...

The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.

Also known as the Christmas Star, the Star of Bethlehem appears in the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew. The disciple relates how the Magi [wise people] from the East came to Jerusalem and asked: “Where is ...

At 1:20 a.m., Pacific Standard Time, the Sun reaches its lowest point in the sky with respect to the background stars.

Today, modern astronomy is helping scientists inch ... that a conjunction theory might be correct in his book "The Star of Bethlehem" (Rutgers University Press, 1999). If the "star" was the ...

Every year around Advent, Catholics are reminded of the story of the Nativity of Our Lord. Actually, for those keeping score, there are two stories of this in the Bible, which are often ...

Skies above South Carolina sparkle with Christmas Star, meteor shower and supergiant Betelgeuse along with Jupiter, Venus and ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

Michael Grannen, director of the Donald A. Schaefer Planetarium, talks about the 50th year of "The Christmas Star" program at ...