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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New theories suggest that the famed "star of Bethlehem" may have actually been a ...

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 ...

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born. When you ...