Star of Bethlehem, Biblical Mystery or Comet? NASA's Explanation Comes

2025-12-28 15:48:53Histori SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Star of Bethlehem, Biblical Mystery or Comet?

The bright Star of Bethlehem, described in the Bible, accompanying the night of Christ's Nativity, may have been a comet that came very close to Earth.

According to NASA researcher Mark Matney, in an article published in the Journal of the British Astronomical Association, from the stories, the great proximity of this celestial object for many hours can only be scientifically explained by the presence of a comet.

It is thought to have passed at a very close distance, almost the same distance that separates the Earth from the Moon, about 384 thousand km.

According to the study, it is thought that the comet arrived from the Oort Nebula, which is considered a cradle of comets, near the Solar System, in 33 BC, exactly at the time of Jesus' birth.

Star of Bethlehem, Biblical Mystery or Comet? NASA's Explanation Comes

Astronomy is also based on other ancient writings, to understand what labels the ancients used for natural phenomena, such as those of Ancient China.

Chinese historical records describe a broom-shaped star that remained visible in the sky for 70 days in the same constellation in 5 BC, but in this case, according to researchers, that celestial body could not have been a comet, as it is too long for one to stay in the same place, which suggests that it was a nova, or the explosion of a small star.


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