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 ...

The faithful sing about the “Star of Wonder” that guided the wise men to a manger in the little town of Bethlehem ... our wise men to the south? The North Star guides lost hikers to the ...

What might the star ... Bethlehem is the three-times passing of Jupiter and Saturn between May and December in 7 BC; a rare triple or "great conjunction." Jupiter appeared to pass one degree north ...

What was the Star of Bethlehem? Did the star really exist? Find out more with our kids' guide to astronomy by local astronomer Mark Lawrik-Thompson. The BBC is not responsible for the content of ...

To understand the Star of Bethlehem, we need to think like the ... how can a star “in the east” guide our wise men to the south? The north star guides lost hikers to the north, so shouldn ...