To make this thousand-color map, astronomers used over 50 hours with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer ( MUSE) instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. More than 100 exposures were stitched in ...

Christians gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark a solemn Christmas overshadowed by war as Pope Francis led mass in the Vatican. In Bethlehem, in the ...

"Reverence and solemnity vied with happiness and gaiety as the Christmas star ushered in Erie's fourth war-time Yuletide at midnight Sunday and for the moment outshone the blue and gold stars in ...

Visitors walk past the Church of the Nativity, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was born, ahead of Christmas in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser ...

A question frequently heard by astronomers near Christmas is, “What was the Star ... Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art ...

Christmas is an equal opportunity holiday. It's celebrated in churches, homes, town squares, and on TV. And it's celebrated in less likely places, too. For instance: your local planetarium.

Some are even calling it a “Christmas star,” a name that harkens ... perhaps of Jupiter — may explain the fabled star of Bethlehem. And astronomers have other theories.

The "Christmas Star" may have historically ... Religious texts give reports of a particular star, the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the prophets and religious philosophers of the time, Throop ...

ASHEVILLE - The Christmas Star set high in the Bethlehem sky offering guidance ... illuminated star inspired by an art installation previously erected to encourage goodwill and cheer 95 years ...

The West Bank city of Bethlehem—identified in the Bible as the birthplace of Jesus—held muted Christmas celebrations on Monday amid the war between Israel and Hamas. Christian worshipers pray ...

walked along Star Street to the Basilica of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, on Dec. 24, 2023, during the solemn entrance in celebration of Christmas. At his side was Cardinal Konrad Krajewski ...