Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Was the “Star of Bethlehem” an actual astronomical event? At this time of year, it’s always open for debate, yet most ...

This week, three bright planets are making that case to be this year's “Star of Bethlehem” or “Christmas Star,” with Jupiter, Mars and Venus all shining brightly. The legend of a bright ...

The star is mentioned twice, and the text implies the first sighting was at the time of Jesus's birth.

Local artist Mary Jane Lahr painted a gleaming Bethlehem star over a snow-kissed Historic Hotel Bethlehem in this year’s collectible peppermint bark tins sold exclusively at The Shoppe at ...