Many researchers have spent decades attempting to decode biblical descriptions and link them to verifiable historical events. One such description is that of the Star of Bethlehem—a bright ...

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. Skywatchers will have plenty to look at on Christmas Day, ...

Duane Hamacher received funding from the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne. He is also President of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture, ...

Explosions of all varieties are booming throughout the universe. When a massive star dies, for instance, it bursts in a bright supernova, sometimes leaving behind a dead core called a neutron star.

Here’s a useless piece of trivia: Out of the 11 canonical Star Wars movies, eight feature the Death Star in one way or another. There’s the original planet-exploding weapon in A New Hope and the ...

A brilliant point of light is rising in the eastern sky soon after dark this month, drawing comparisons to the "Star of Bethlehem." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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 ...

Astronomers using ALMA have discovered complex organic molecules, including potential precursors to life's building blocks, in the protoplanetary disc of a young star, V883 Orionis. This finding ...

The initial life spam of a multi-headed teen-idol entity tends to be brief, often dissolving in a morass of wounded egos and waning fanbases. Not so with the Aussie foursome 5 Seconds of Summer, who ...

Melissa McCart is the lead editor of the Northeast region with more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, critic, editor, and cookbook author. After 15 years at the summit of fine dining in New ...