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 ...

Furthermore, had the Magi followed one, they probably would have walked in a circle. "You can't follow a star from Baghdad to Jerusalem to Bethlehem ... accounts of a large, bright event in ...

But what was the astronomical event we now call the star of Bethlehem that guided ... a supernova — an explosion so big it outlines an entire galaxy? Just one problem, says Brother Guy ...

Some astronomers suggest the star was two bright objects 'in conjunction' It might seem churlish to dissect such an enduring image of Christmas as the star of Bethlehem, but a quiet astronomical ...

The quest to discover which event, if any, Matthew might have had in mind is therefore a complicated one. The theory that the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn may be the Star of Bethlehem is not new.

The double planet view is also known by some astronomers as the "Christmas Star" because of a belief that the biblical tale of the Star of Bethlehem ... might look like one large star.

It might seem churlish to dissect such an enduring image of Christmas as the star of Bethlehem ... This debate requires one very big assumption - that the story of the star and the journey ...