THE CONVERSATION VIA AP — Bright stars top Christmas trees in Christian homes around much of the world. The faithful sing about the “Star of Wonder” that guided the wise men to a manger in the little ...

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 as one ...

As a young boy, one of my highlights of the Christmas season was visiting New York's Hayden Planetarium where they would stage their traditional sky show in which astronomers pondered the age-old ...

646 TODAY WE ARE KICKING OFF A NEW SERIES OF STORIES HIGHLIGHTING HOLIDAY AND HISTORY HERE IN THE TRIAD. AND FIRST UP, WE’RE LOOKING AT THE UNIQUE TRADITIONS AND ...

The famous Star of Bethlehem may not have been a star at all, but an extremely rare planetary alignment, according to a University of Notre Dame professor. Grant Matthews, professor of theoretical ...

Before one sets out to analyze the astronomical charts for the skies on any date (widely available now in computer programs), in relation to candidates for the star of Bethlehem, one must determine a ...

What was the Star of Bethlehem? Did the star really exist? Find out more with our kids' guide to astronomy by local astronomer Mark Lawrik-Thompson. The BBC is not responsible for the content of ...