[PatrickHenry]

I brought up the star of Bethlehem because I thought it might interest you in strict scientific terms. I say this because even if someone thinks the three wise men are a myth, something occurred in the heavens coinciding with the birth of Christ and His death. Anyway, I hope you due a ‘search’ on this as well.

I recall reading about a triple conjunction of the planets, probably Jupiter, Venus, and I don't recall the third, which coincided with the approximate time of Jesus' birth. Is this what you're hinting at? I don't doubt it, as the calculations have been reportedly done by reputable astronomers. (I don't doubt the existence of Jesus either, just in case you've absorbed some of the rants which appear regularly in these threads. I've been accused of everything, but I generally don't respond to such material.)

[Heartlander]

Interesting debate – (but admittedly, a Christian site).
Star of Bethlehem
Just in case you are interested…

[DWPittelli]

There are a lot of theories on the Star of Bethlehem: conjunction, comet, supernova, meteor, aurora, hand of God. Any could be true, but none leaps out as the one that's particularly likely.

A conjunction is the only one known to have happened around then (although timing is unsure given that we don't really know the date of Jesus' birth). But conjunctions are pretty common and non-spectacular, and it's hard to see why it would be called just a "star."