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A Nasa astronomer has claimed there is scientific evidence explaining the strange movement of the Star of Bethlehem that led the three wise men to the infant Jesus. Mark Matney, a planetary scientist, ...

(NewsNation) — For more than two millennia, the Star of Bethlehem has captured the imagination of believers, scientists and historians alike. Described in the Gospel of Matthew as the celestial sign ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Look east a couple of hours after sunset this week and ...

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 ...

Astronomers have long sought a cosmic explanation for the Bible’s Star of Bethlehem, the shining celestial object that, so the story goes, guided the wise men, or magi, from Jerusalem to greet the ...

Every year on January 6th, Christians who follow the Julian calendar celebrate epiphany, a holiday marking the visit of the Magi to the baby Jesus. But while the occasion holds deep religious ...