"The Star" is a science fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke. It appeared in the science fiction magazine Infinity Science Fiction in 1955 and won the Hugo Award in 1956. It is colle
The story utilizes the theory of the star of Bethlehem being a supernova.
Infinity Science Fiction was an American science fiction magazine, edited by Larry T. Shaw, and published by Royal Publications. The first issue, which appeared in November 1955, included Arthur C. Cl
Cover of the first issue; artwork by Robert Engle
Cover of the February 1957 issue, by Ed Emshwiller