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 ...
The Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament recounts that magi from the East, following a star foretelling the birth of the “King of the Jews,” arrived in Jerusalem. The star, which had guided them, ...
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, ...
Astronomers have suggested that the Star of Bethlehem which guided the wise men to the Child Jesus was a nova or “new star,” exploding like famed Nova Herculis of 1934. Last week Professor William ...