MORE: 'Zombie star' could flare up for the first time in 80 years on Halloween "Right now is a great time to go outside and look up at the night sky," Henry Throop, a planetary scientist at NASA ...

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. PHOTO: Starry sky (Picture Alliance/DPA via Getty Images) ...

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. What does Jupiter opposition mean ...

Today, Venus is referred to as the "Christmas Star" because it will be the brightest object in the sky, besides the moon and sun, Throop said. What does Jupiter opposition mean ...

The "Christmas Star" may have historically been when Jupiter and Saturn were in conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn or a conjunction between Jupiter and Venus, according to astronomy.com.

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