History Channel - The Universe Ancient Mysteries Solved Series 1 (2015) Part 4 Star of Bethlehem

The Universe Ancient Mysteries Solved Series 1

To our ancestors, the appearance of certain astronomical events meant something big and something bad was coming. They were portends of death, plague, famine, or war. But what were they really seeing? And how did fear of these objects in the sky actually change the course of history?

Part 4 Star of Bethlehem

What was the astronomical reality behind the star that, according to the Gospel of Matthew, guided the Magi to the young Jesus? This episode examines almost 20 centuries of theories, including meteors, novae, supernovae and comets.

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