At Christmas, we remember the wise men who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what was the star? This is the story ...

A question frequently heard by astronomers near Christmas is, “What was the Star of Bethlehem ... one may be at a considerable distance north or south of the other when they pass.

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

The hunger for horoscopes was largely, he said, a cultural import—from North America ... Karl Ove Knausgaard’s 2021 novel The Morning Star sets a series of family conflicts and personal ...

And it's celebrated in less likely places, too. For instance: your local planetarium. The "Star of Bethlehem" show is — or was — to planetariums what "The Nutcracker" is to ballet companies.

For over two thousand years, the Star of Bethlehem has captivated imaginations and sparked debates among scholars, astronomers and theologians. Mentioned in the Book of Matthew, this star guided ...