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A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible ...

Astronomers have long sought a cosmic explanation for the Bible’s Star of Bethlehem, the shining celestial object that, so ...

Check out community events around New Mexico from December 5 to 11. Albuquerque December 5 Hanging of the Greens – The ...

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On Dec. 5, 1955, in one of the early civil rights actions in the South, Black Americans declared a boycott of city buses in Montgomery, Ala., demanding seating on an equal basis with white people.

Here’s the origin of Christmas as we know it, when it’s estimated Jesus might have been born, and when Christians started celebrating his birth.

Bernie Madoff’s $68b Ponzi drove JPMC to the edge of a criminal indictment. So why did it keep working with Jeffrey Epstein?

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Taylor Observatory and Norton Planetarium offers cosmic educational events from the Earth and beyond for all ages.