At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

In Christian tradition, the "Star of Bethlehem" guided wise men to the site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem more than two millennia ago. Now, viral social media posts are claiming stargazers can see ...

the Star of Bethlehem. But did such a cosmic sight ever really exist? And if so, what does astronomical science tell us about what could have caused it? Interestingly, there’s some evidence that ...

Burton argues that secularization does not mean an abandonment of spiritual beliefs and practices ... Karl Ove Knausgaard’s 2021 novel The Morning Star sets a series of family conflicts and ...

In late December 2022, social media users shared a copypasta post that claimed the "Star of Bethlehem" would shine shortly after sunset on Dec. 21 for the first time since the year 1226.

Herod’s slaughter of the innocents in Bethlehem as a profound spiritual thriller. In the movie, which is currently shooting in Morocco and eyeing a 2025 theatrical release, an extraordinary ...

Could the Star of Bethlehem have been caused by a “great conjunction” of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter? On June 17, 2 B.C., the planets had come so close they would have almost appeared ...

This documentary suggests it may have been Jupiter. The Star of Bethlehem (Mpower Pictures) is a fine Christian documentary chronicling Rick Larson’s use of contemporary astronomical software in ...

With modern computer software, it's easy for astronomers to calculate the positions of stars thousands of years ago, at the click of a button. Before computers, ancient astronomers had to plot the ...