The story of the Wise Men, also called Magi, following the Star of Bethlehem is found only once in the Bible, in Matthew 2:1–12. The origin of this story may well be directly from Mary, who ...

In the 1960s, the "Star of Bethlehem" show at the old Hayden Planetarium in New York was a holiday highlight, comparable to Radio City Music Hall and the Rockefeller Christmas tree.

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. Stars can be seen in the night sky.

Four years later, in the summer of 3 B.C., Jupiter and Venus met in an event that would have looked much like the “Christmas Star,” also referred to as the Great Conjunction of December 2020.

Astronomers believe that the star that guided the prophets at the time could have been Jupiter. But, Venus this year is being referred to as the Christmas Star because of its prominent visibility ...