For example, the Star of Bethlehem couldn’t have been a meteor ... but compare the positions of the planets with the background stars. On May 29, Jupiter passed Saturn (both moving right ...

To understand the Star of Bethlehem, we need to think like the ... We need a little bit of astronomy background here. In a human lifetime, virtually all the stars remain fixed in their places ...

According to the Gospel of Matthew, the Star of Bethlehem guided three Magi, or wise men, to Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. After consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men followed the star to ...

COLLEGE STATION, TX It's the story of the star of Bethlehem. It's been passed down ... "I'm not an astronomer, I really don't have a science background either," Larson said.

At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? The Christmas star At Christmas time, people sometimes put a star on top of the Christmas tree.

In Christian tradition, the "Star of Bethlehem" guided wise men to the site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem more than two millennia ago. Now, viral social media posts are claiming stargazers can see ...

They're commemorating the Star of Bethlehem described by the Evangelist ... We need a little bit of astronomy background here. In a human lifetime, virtually all the stars remain fixed in their ...

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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 ...