What and when was the Christmas Star? An Astrophysics Perspective

Name: What and when was the Christmas Star? An Astrophysics Perspective
Start: 2025-12-13T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-13T20:30:00-05:00
Location: 100 Jordan Hall of Science, Notre Dame, IN, United States, Indiana 46556

Notre Dame Science

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Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm

1.5 hours

100 Jordan Hall of Science, Notre Dame, IN, United States, Indiana 46556

Date & Location

Sat, 13 Dec, 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm (EST)

100 Jordan Hall of Science, Indiana 46556

386 Jordan Science Learning Ctr, Notre Dame, IN 46556-4627, United States

About the event

What and when was the Christmas Star? An Astrophysics Perspective

Join physicist Grant Mathews as he shares the astrophysical details about the well-documented Christmas Star. Was it a comet, a nova, a supernova, or a planet alignment? And who were the wise men from the East?

This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required; seating is first come, first served.