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LONDON, England -- The Star of Bethlehem -- which the Bible says guided ... could only have been shooting stars. Sir Patrick, 78, has investigated the story of a star guiding three wise men ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.

And the panorama silhouette of New York skyscrapers ... to attract attention was apt to be called a "star." Meteors, for instance, were "shooting" or "falling" stars; comets were "hairy" stars ...