At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At ...

The faithful sing about the "Star of Wonder" that guided the wise men to a manger in the little town of Bethlehem, where Jesus was born. They're commemorating the Star of Bethlehem described by ...

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 ...

Eventually, they call on the three wise men to ask when the star appeared. And thanks to Micah’s prophesy that the messiah would be born in Bethlehem, Herod sends the trio to Bethlehem to search ...

The wise men must hear the words of the prophets, from the Jews in Jerusalem. It is there that they learn that the Messiah is to be born in Bethlehem, as spoken by the prophet Micah. The star does ...

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 ...

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 ...