Venus and Jupiter will be at their closest conjunction since 3-2 B.C. and could be the explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, however, a supernova could also explain. In any event, really cool viewing
http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2015/06/star-of-bethlehem-conjunction-of-venus-and-jupiter-next-week/
http://blog.chron.com/sciguy/2015/06/star-of-bethlehem-conjunction-of-venus-and-jupiter-next-week/