Grant Mathews believes the event that led the Magi — Zoroastrian priests of ancient Babylon and Mesopotamia — was an extremely rare planetary alignment occurring in 6 B.C., and the likes of which may never be seen again. Credit: University of Notre Dame
The Star of Bethlehem, and its origin, has been one of those mysteries pondered by scientists for centuries – and something Grant Mathews, professor of theoretical astrophysics and cosmology in the Dept of Physics, University of Notre Dame, has studied for more than a decade. “Astronomers, historians and theologians have pondered the question of the ‘Christmas Star’ for many years,” said Mathews...
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