An international team of astronomers has uncovered the most unmistakable evidence yet that the powerful jets launched by ...

When the 3 rd -century Christian theologian Origen of Alexandria attempted to account for the unusual movements of the Star ...

Described in the Gospel of Matthew as the celestial sign that led the Magi to the newborn Jesus, the star stands at the ...

The astrophysicist Joao Alves, director of the Calar Alto Observatory in Almeria, and his colleague Andreas Buerkert, from the German observatory in the University of Munich, believe that “the ...

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

The stars we see today weren’t always as serene as they appear, floating alone in the dark of night. Most stars, likely including our Sun, grew up in cosmic turmoil, as illustrated in this new image ...

James Webb has captured a beautiful snapshot of star birth in the Virgo constellation. The latest image from the powerful observatory takes a closer look at the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5068. These ...