PHOTOS: So-called "Star of Bethlehem" seen over HoustonA viewer-submitted photo of Jupiter and Venus pairing up in the night sky. The event is known by some as the "Star of Bethlehem." KTRK Photo ...

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 ...

Julian Moya snapped pictures of his wife, Dee Moya; daughter, Stephanie Stambaugh; and granddaughter, Taylor Stambaugh. For the Edgemere family, seeing the Star of Bethlehem aglow is a reminder of ...

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 ...

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has been studying the Star of Bethlehem for over a decade. "Astronomers, historians and theologians have pondered the question of the 'Christmas Star' for many years," said Matthews, in a press ...

Firstly, all the theories for the Star of Bethlehem, which invoke celestial alignments, have Jupiter as one of the bodies involved in such events. Jupiter was always seen as the Planet of Kings ...

As they travelled to Bethlehem, the star would have stayed roughly ahead of them, heading south. Finally, and much more crucially, it stopped over Bethlehem. Another way to interpret this is that ...