Also known as the Christmas Star, the Star of Bethlehem appears in the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew. The disciple relates how the Magi [wise people] from the East came to Jerusalem and asked: “Where is ...

Was the “Star ... of Bethlehem” a supernova? This is Kepler's Supernova, as seen by the Chandra X-Ray ... [+] Observatory. (Photo By Encyclopaedia Britannica/UIG Via Getty Images) 17th-century ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern latitudes).

This is the statement in Luke that there were “shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their ... on Christmas cards pictures of the shepherds with the Star of Bethlehem in the sky ...