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Is the 2000-year-old mystery solved? / NASA reveals new theory about the Star of Bethlehem

2025-12-18 17:53:00, Kuriozitete CNA

Is the 2000-year-old mystery solved? / NASA reveals new theory about the Star of

Based on biblical descriptions, the star that is said to have guided the magi, or wise men, to the manger of the baby Jesus, did not behave like a typical star in the night sky. Scientists have struggled to positively link the star to any specific astronomical event.

NASA planetary scientist Mark Matney recently published his study of the Star of Bethlehem in the Journal of the British Astronomical Society. To support his theory that the celestial body was a comet, Matney turned to astronomical accounts from ancient China.

He found a document describing a strange object that appeared in the sky in 5 BC and was visible for 70 days. From there, Matney mapped out a possible orbit that the "star" might have followed.

His research began while he was still in college. He was working at a planetarium at the time, and it was during a Christmas sky show that his theory was born.

The show noted that the Star of Bethlehem was unlike any other observed celestial body, which usually rises in the east and sets in the west. In the Bible, the star was described as rising from the south and remaining motionless for hours.

Matney realized that the whole story could be mythical, but he also knew that there was one object that could behave in such a way: a comet./CNA





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