We now know that there are billions of galaxies and each galaxy has millions and millions of stars and potential solar systems.  Just from what we can see with the Hubble telescope, we know that the size and the galaxies of the universe defy our imagination. 

One of the details that immediately strikes out at us in Matthew’s account of the Jesus Birth in chapter 2 is the star that led a group of Magi from the east to see Jesus.   It is significant enough that Matthew gives us half a chapter of details to us about the incident.  When they arrived in Jerusalem they immediately asked in vs. 2, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews... for we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”