Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

LONDON, England -- The Star of Bethlehem -- which the Bible says guided ... be a few shooting stars or a meteor shower across the sky," he said. Previous theories have included a star exploding ...

Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked ...

A folktale talks of fragments of the biblical star of Bethlehem falling from the sky and taking root as Ornithogalum plants. Several other common names derive from the plant's habit of opening at ...

Astronomers are excitedly waiting for the arrival of a new light in the sky this year that appears once every 80 years. The ...

STILL ROOTED IN MORAVIAN VALUES. THEY’RE MEANT TO REPRESENT THE STAR OF DAVID, THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM. THEY’RE TRYING TO REPRESENT THE LIGHT OF CHRIST. STARS GIVE US HOPE IN THE DARK DARKNESS ...

The Canis Majoris, pictured here, appears close to Orion's Belt in the night sky. No. The North Star, called Polaris, is actually much dimmer than other stars, ranking about 50th in brightness in ...

Once a year, this planet passes through a celestial beehive typically seen in the night sky during the spring. And it's about to do it again.