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Close A statue of a Kansa Indian atop the Kansas Statehouse stands in the foreground as Saturn, top, and Jupiter, below, are seen Saturday in Topeka, Kan. The two planets are drawing closer to each other in the sky as they head towards a âgreat conjunctionâ tonight, where the two giant planets will appear a tenth of a degree apart. Associated Press Rita LeBleu
Jupiter isn’t a star. Neither is Saturn. But for one night only, on the winter solstice, they will be. If we look up at the sky at the right time, we will see the great conjunction of 2020. Low on the horizon for most observers, Jupiter and Saturn have been visibly moving toward each other for days. On the evening of December 21, these two planets will be so close that they will appear to the naked eye as almost one—a bright star in the heavens. The last time there was a visible great conjunction? 1226. Francis of Assisi had just passed, and the great doctor of the church, Thomas Aquinas,...
What was the Star of Bethlehem? Space 12/21/2020 Jonathan O'Callaghan © Provided by Space Scene of an old barn in snow under a starry night sky with a single, extra-bright star. As the well-known story in the Gospel of Matthew goes, three Magi, or wise men, followed the Star of Bethlehem to Jerusalem some 2,000 years ago. And after consulting with King Herod of Judea, the men found newborn baby Jesus in the little town of Bethlehem. Whether such an event really happened in history is difficult to prove, but if it did, what was the Star of Bethlehem? This is a question s...
How’s Your Christmas History? Here Are 9 Facts You Might Not Know 12/20/20 AT 12:00 PM There are only five more days until Christmas, so it's a good time to test your knowledge of the holiday. A Gallop Poll from last year estimated that nearly everyone in the U.S. celebrates the day in one way or another. But do you know your history? For those adhering to a Christian theology, the Pew Research Center found that 96% of Americans observe the holiday. For those who say religion isn’t that important to them, the figure dropped to 85% -- still a sizeable majority for a religious holiday.
Star of Bethlehem: did it really exist? December 14, 2020 at 12:48 pm Around December, in the run-up to Christmas, talk turns once again to the story of the Star of Bethlehem that supposedly guided three wise men or ‘Magi’ to the birth of Jesus Christ. But who were the Magi and what was the Christmas star that persuaded them to travel across hundreds of miles of desert? Advertisement The Gospel according to Matthew contains one of the most famous passages in the Bible: “Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and we have come to worship him....