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 Star of Bethlehem is one of those stories that refuses to stay quiet. Every few years it finds its way back into conversation, often when science brushes against faith. Mentioned briefly in the ...

The Star of Bethlehem has long hovered between faith and physics, a luminous mystery that resists easy explanation. Now a planetary researcher argues that the famous light guiding the magi was not a ...

The producer of a new documentary film about the Bethlehem Star says he believes science and technology can affirm the reliability of Scripture and can be a powerful tool to draw skeptics into the ...

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. Was the “Star of Bethlehem” an actual astronomical event? At ...