The story of the Star of Bethlehem appears only in the Book of Matthew. The gospel tells us that a bright star appeared in the eastern sky when Jesus was born, famously seen by a group of wise men.

The Star of Bethlehem led the three wise men to Jesus' birth, according to the New Testament. ... The brightest star in the night sky shows off this spring: How to see a scintillating Sirius; ...

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 soon as dusk falls, the very bright planet Jupiter will this year make an argument that it was the mythical “Star of Bethlehem” as it shines high in the southeast above an almost full moon ...

Here's what to see in the night sky this Christmas—from a bright planet and a full moon to a meteor shower and the International Space Station whizzing across ... ‘Star of Bethlehem’ Shining.

The biblical account. The story of the Wise Men, also called Magi, following the Star of Bethlehem is found only once in the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky., May 25.--Prof. John M. Klein, the Kentucky astronomer, discovered the Star of Bethlehem last night at 7 o'clock. Its position is in the northwestern heavens, closely skirting the ...

So the star wasn't really needed to guide them to Bethlehem - they'd have had quite a job to miss it. If the star had moved like all other night sky objects, then it could easily lay south by the ...

The nova of 1604 was observed by Kepler, one of the greatest of all astronomers, and he was the first to suggest that the Star of Bethlehem might have been such an object.

Close-up of the Bethlehem star at night (Photo: Alyssa Murphy) Founded by Moravians in the 18th century, the journey Mary and Joseph took can also be experienced by residents of the neighboring ...