The Christmas star. The Star of Bethlehem. Whatever you call it, it is a staple of any nativity scene, just as much as the ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible ...

Mark Matney’s fresh hypothesis suggests that the Star of Bethlehem may have been a bright comet that briefly appeared to ...

A NASA planetary scientist has proposed what may be the first scientifically sound explanation for the mysterious Star of Bethlehem that guided the three wise men to the infant Jesus over two ...

The Gospel of Matthew said the star that led the wise men to the infant Jesus first appears “in the east”. It then “goes ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — If it weren’t for the Gospel of Matthew’s brief reference to a star guiding Magi from the East to the newborn Messiah, “we wouldn’t know anything about the star of Bethlehem,” ...

A Nasa astronomer has uncovered what he describes as the first scientifically-grounded explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, ...

A doll representing the infant Jesus in St. Catherine's, the Franciscan church in the town of Bethlehem. David Silverman/Getty Images Every Christmas, a relatively small town in the Palestinian West ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This week, three bright planets are making that case to be ...