A brighter ‘Christmas Star’ is coming. Although astronomers can’t predict supernovae just yet, they can predict when the next close planetary conjunction will occurs.

A rare “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse will see 97% of the Sun dramatically eclipsed by the Moon while North Americans are enjoying their last few hours of Christmas Day.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Christmas Star is the bright star that rose after the birth of Jesus Christ, according to The Bible. It's also the star that the wise men then followed to find him.

The "Christmas Star" may have historically been when Jupiter and Saturn were in conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn or a conjunction between Jupiter and Venus, according to astronomy.com.

Venus Will Shine Like a Bright Christmas Star in Tonight's Sky—Here's How to See It. Sydney Wingfield. December 4, 2024 at 1:02 PM. Copied; Mariano Sayno / Getty Images.

Here’s what the bright star in the east after dark is and why it has appeared just in time for the holidays. T3. Smarter living since 1996. ... What is the Star of Bethlehem or Christmas Star?

You may have noticed two bright lights in the sky getting closer and closer over the past few nights, and tonight, they'll converge to form one bright "Christmas Star" that you can enjoy.

A star map of the night sky as it will appear on Dec. 21, 2020, shows the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter that will create a bright “Christmas star” on the southwest horizon.

Bright ‘Christmas Comet’ to streak across the sky as meteor shower peaks. Updated: Dec. 21, ... Last December, the “Christmas Star” was the big sky event that was drawing lots of attention.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — You've likely seen this headline all over the internet in the last few weeks: "Christmas Star appears on December 21, 2020". Lots of folks will look to the starry sky that ...

Last December, the “Christmas Star” was the big sky event that was drawing lots of attention. But this month the buzz is focused on another cosmic holiday treat — the “Christmas Comet ...