Turbulent skies of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ align with a scientific theory, study finds
A new study suggests Vincent van Gogh showed a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulence in his painting “The Starry Night.”
Van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ depicts turbulence in the sky with remarkable accuracy
A new study by a team from China and France found that the swirling patterns in the famous painting’s sky very closely resemble that expected from modern-day turbulence models.
Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' contains surprisingly accurate physics — suggesting he understood the hidden 'dynamism of the sky'
A new analysis of the brushstrokes and colors in Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night reveals a striking similarity to "hidden turbulence" in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the iconic artist had a surprisingly detailed understanding of natural processes.
New research finds Van Gogh's ‘Starry Night’ skies align with physics
A new study found that the skies in Van Gogh’s “Starry Night” align with current models of atmospheric turbulence. NBC News’ Ellison Barber talks to astrophysicist Adam Frank on the science behind the iconic swirly sky.
Scientists Say Van Gogh’s Starry Night Contains Hidden Physics
Scientists recently analyzed Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics. After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes match up with our current ideas of atmospheric turbulence,
Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ Is Surprisingly Scientifically Accurate, Mirroring Complex Atmospheric Physics
Rémy-de-Provence, and, over the course of just a few weeks, he created one of the most iconic paintings of all time—The Starry Night. The masterpiece has always been interpreted as a reflection of van Gogh’s fractured psyche.
A Fossilized Creature May Explain a Puzzling Painting on a Rock Wall
The artwork suggests that the San people of South Africa have an Indigenous knowledge of paleontology that predated Western ...
NASA JPL And Artists Team Up To Imagine Humanity’s Future Beyond Earth
At PST Art, a huge Southern California event where art and science collide, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is inviting ...
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See 11 Breathtaking Space Images From the Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
From a solar eclipse to a dolphin-like nebula, these winning shots by astrophotographers from around the world depict the ...
Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth's surface in a new animation
Using information from inside the rocks on Earth's surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the ...
Are Art and Science Forever Divided? Or Are They One and the Same?
The sprawling California festival “PST Art” promises a dialogue between “two cultures.” But painting and physics may have ...
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Street Works Earth debuts Climate Art Festival
This week we are highlighting Street Works Earth, a climate action and public art festival organized by Make Justice Normal.
Decoding Art In The Kimberley, Australia’s Ancient Outdoor Gallery
While the Lascaux caves in France were awaiting their first ochre handprints, Indigenous artists along the Kimberley Coast ...
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“La Maison” Is a Frothy Portrait of the Rich and Fashionable
Apple TV+’s soi-disant succession drama may gesture at weighty themes, but it’s soapier—and often more fun—than its prestige ...
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What an art installation tells us about demolition waste in Ireland
Demolition Take Down looks at the construction industry, a sector which generates 48% of all waste produced in Ireland ...
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EarthCARE's lidar shows particles in the atmosphere in detail
The atmospheric lidar ATLID, the last of four instruments on board the EarthCARE satellite launched in May, has now been successfully put into operation. The mission is designed to measure clouds, ...