Identifying ancient Chinese astronomical events represents a fascinating aspect of modern astrophysics. Chinese astronomers ...

A study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has identified four previously unknown primordial open cluster (OC) groups in ...

Dr Matt Bothwell is often asked this question by children at the free stargazing events held every Wednesday evening at the university’s Institute of Astronomy off Madingley Road. The wise men and the ...

In fact, our word "planet" comes from the Greek term for wandering star: planētes asteres. Astronomy and the star of Bethlehem The modern word "astronomy" derives from the Greek word for star, astron.

“To me, any star would be the Star of Bethlehem.” The Institute of Astronomy is open to the public every Wednesday evening 7 - 9pm from 08 January until March. Entrance is free. More details on the ...

In fact, our word "planet" comes from the Greek term for wandering star: planētes asteres. Astronomy and the Star of Bethlehem The modern word "astronomy" derives from the Greek word for star, astron.

Today, modern astronomy is helping scientists inch ... that a conjunction theory might be correct in his book "The Star of Bethlehem" (Rutgers University Press, 1999). If the "star" was the ...

Back in time to see the Star of Bethlehem So, what will this involve? Folks will go back in time to see the Bethlehem sky as it was during the life of Jesus. Using the Holy Bible, computers and ...

But for some reason many still look to modern science to inform us what the Star of Bethlehem "really" was in terms of the underlying astronomy: the "star" in Matthew "must have been" a planetary ...

These events present us with our first astronomy puzzle of the first Christmas: How could King Herod’s own advisors have been unaware of a star so bright and obvious that it could have led the wise ...

The "Star of Bethlehem" show is — or was — to planetariums ... the "Christmas Star" show is interspersed with other programs, like "Astronomy Tonight" (7 p.m. Dec. 7) and "The Sky Above ...