Jupiter and Sirius shine side by side in the southeast tonight, mimicking the mythical “Christmas Star” story. Here's exactly ...

This week, the night sky offers a rare celestial spectacle that promises to captivate stargazers across North America. Among the highlights are the dazzling Star of Bethlehem and the continued Geminid ...

On Christmas night, Jupiter will be one of the brightest objects in the sky — and a  stand-in for the mythical “Christmas ...

The "Star" of Bethlehem's identity remains a mystery, captivating astronomers and believers alike with theories of rare celestial events and their symbolic power ...

New research examines the theory that this biblical phenomenon was actually a comet, and subjects it to mathematical ...

An odd star brightened for more than 70 days in 5 B.C.E., according to a Chinese text. The object may have been a comet that ...

In the Bible, the Star of Bethlehem rises in the southern sky and then comes to a standstill, which is abnormal for a ...

Many researchers have spent decades attempting to decode biblical descriptions and link them to verifiable historical events.

Nandkumar M. Kamat The Star of Bethlehem remains a unique focal point in scientific inquiry, occupying a rare intersection of ...

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star of Bethlehem, he wrote that it should be “classified with the comets which ...