A NASA scientist proposes a bright comet observed around 5 BC might explain the Star of Bethlehem. Detailed Chinese sky records describe a "broom star" visible for weeks, fitting comet behavior. This ...
A new astronomical study is reviving debate over one of the Bible’s most enduring mysteries. For centuries, the Star of Bethlehem has been portrayed as a miraculous beacon guiding travellers to the ...
Could the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the 'three wise men' to the infant Jesus in the Christian Bible, have been a comet that came as close to the Earth as the moon? That's the remarkable ...
Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights ...
The Star of Bethlehem is one of the most famous pieces of Christmas iconography. Despite only appearing in one of the four canonical gospels (the Gospel of Matthew), the story of a celestial object ...
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 ...
Christians are well aware of the Nativity story, in which three wise men follow the "Star of Bethlehem" to the newborn Jesus. But does this biblical story have astronomical origins? What was 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 ...