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 ...

In late December 2022, social media users shared a copypasta post that claimed the "Star of Bethlehem" would shine shortly after sunset on Dec. 21 for the first time since the year 1226.

We can get some very important pointers to the origin of the Star of Bethlehem from the Bible. The wise men said "We saw his star in the east," they didn't say "We saw his star whilst we were in ...

When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. When they saw the star, they ...

Mars, Jupiter and Venus, another suggested theory for the "Star of Bethlehem," will not be in conjunction on Dec. 21, according to experts. Our fact-check sources: Kevin Lewis , Dec. 16, Email to ...

LEXINGTON, Ky., May 25.--Prof. John M. Klein, the Kentucky astronomer, discovered the Star of Bethlehem last night at 7 o'clock. Its position is in the northwestern heavens, closely skirting the ...

Larson, an attorney, argues that the Star of Bethlehem may very well have been the planet Jupiter, ... would have shown the characteristics of the star in the east seen by the Magi (Matt. 2:2).