In my previous two installments on this site I have examined what we can ascertain about the “wise men” or Magi, and what astronomy tells us about conjunctions (planetary alignments, as viewed ...

To understand the Star of Bethlehem, we need to think like the ... how can a star “in the east” guide our wise men to the south? The north star guides lost hikers to the north, so shouldn ...

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 ...

What might the star ... Bethlehem is the three-times passing of Jupiter and Saturn between May and December in 7 BC; a rare triple or "great conjunction." Jupiter appeared to pass one degree north ...

The faithful sing about the "Star of Wonder" that guided the wise men to a manger in the little town of Bethlehem ... our wise men to the south? The north star guides lost hikers to the north ...

The two planets will be just a third of a degree apart as seen from North America ... their joint appearance came to be known as the Star of Bethlehem.

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 ...

A comet, an eclipse, a supernova, an alignment of planets - was the Star of Bethlehem, said to have led the wise men ... A 2,000-year-old coin, minted north of Judea, is part of the evidence behind ...

The faithful sing about the “Star of Wonder” that guided the wise men to a manger in the little town of Bethlehem ... our wise men to the south? The North Star guides lost hikers to the ...

What was the Star of Bethlehem? Did the star really exist? Find out more with our kids' guide to astronomy by local astronomer Mark Lawrik-Thompson. The BBC is not responsible for the content of ...