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Jupiter and Saturn will line up on Dec. 21, so close together that they’ll appear as one bright shining star. Many are referring to it as the “Christmas Star.”
What has become known popularly as the “Christmas Star” is an especially vibrant planetary conjunction easily visible in the evening sky over the next two weeks as the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn come together, culminating on the night of Dec. 21.
The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, [1] appears in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew chapter 2 where "wise men from the East" (Magi) are inspired by the star to travel to Jerusalem. There, they meet King Herod of Judea, and ask him: Where is He who has been born King of the Jews?
That prompted some to dub the sight a “Christmas Star,” and others to wonder about a similar-sounding celestial event that coincided with the biblical first Christmas: the Star of Bethlehem....
The two largest planets in our solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, appearing to be a “Christmas Star.”
Although the Star of Bethlehem appears just once in the Bible, in the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament, it has become one of the holiday’s most important and enduring symbols.
Space. 'Christmas Star' will be closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 800 years. The conjunction of the planetary giants will look like one large star on the winter solstice,...
Dec. 21 is the summer solstice for the southern half of planet Earth. This year, the solstice happens to converge with a " great conjunction " that some have christened as an early "Christmas...
As Jupiter and Saturn had their rendezvous just a few days before Christmas, forming what looked like a single bright object in the sky, the 2020 great conjunction was sometimes also called the “Christmas star” or “Bethlehem star.”
Jupiter and Saturn will form rare “Christmas Star” on winter solstice. On December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer in Earth’s night sky than they have since 1226 A.D. You can watch the...