Lehigh University Art Gallery asked New York artist Shimon Attie to make “Starstruck,” a film and sculptural installation about the history of Bethlehem, Pa. Artist-in-residence Shimon Attie created ...

The documentary “Rooted,” featuring prominent performing art figures in Bethlehem, will premiere Sunday and seeks to draw ...

One is that the Star was nothing more than an exceptionally ... for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for ...

the Star of Bethlehem. But did such a cosmic sight ever really exist? And if so, what does astronomical science tell us about what could have caused it? Interestingly, there’s some evidence that ...

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 ...

Edward Burne-Jones's The Star of Bethlehem has been at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for 130 years. However, it had not been moved in decades due to its fragile condition. About £50,000 was ...

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 ...

Could the Star of Bethlehem have been caused by a “great conjunction” of the bright planets Venus and Jupiter? On June 17, 2 B.C., the planets had come so close they would have almost appeared ...

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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 ...