Is this what the Star of Bethlehem looked like? The close conjunction of Jupiter and Venus on the western horizon fits closely with what many astronomers have theorized for years was the type of ...

and Jupiter passed Saturn for the third time December 5. Astronomy/Roen Kelly What about a mash-up of planets like the Great Conjunction of 2020? Could that explain the Star of Bethlehem?

Jupiter, a growing number of professional stargazers believe, is the Star of Bethlehem. If we look skyward around 7 a.m. on Christmas morning, those of us in western Montana will see what some ...

Each year, countless Christmas trees are topped with a bright, ornamental star meant to represent the Star of Bethlehem, the star that led the Three Wise Men to the birthplace of Jesus Christ. But if ...

The Star of Bethlehem has its roots in the opening verses ... seen as significant if paired with another bright planet such as Jupiter. One idea proposed by Craig Chester is that it could have ...

Jupiter, he said, is “the father ... Although the modern depiction shows the star of Bethlehem as a “magic lantern that they followed across the Arabian desert,” he said, “there is ...

It was 2020 when Jupiter and Saturn aligned to form what some referred to as the "Star of Bethlehem," and it won't happen again until 2040. Experts told USA TODAY Mars, Jupiter and Venus ...

Starting on Tuesday, Jupiter and Venus will be so close in the ... "To the eye they'll look like a double star," said Kelly Beatty, a senior editor at Sky & Telescope magazine.

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 ...

The astronomer Michael R. Molnar, for example, has argued that the Star of Bethlehem was an eclipse of Jupiter within the constellation Ares. There are at least two issues involved in associating ...

The Star of Bethlehem only features in one of the gospels, so there is a limited historical record. There was a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in 2BC, which could have been seen at the time as a ...

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 ...