In his swirling 1889 masterwork, The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh took certain artistic liberties. The quaint valley village is imaginary and the brilliant crescent moon was actually in waning ...

Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to follow a mathematical theory describing fluids in nature. He couldn't have understood the equations, which came about decades after his death. Researchers found ...

An aerial view of the park that replicates the look of Vincent van Gogh's painting "The Starry Night" in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The vibrant rolling sky in Vincent van Gogh’s iconic painting ...

He really did gogh the extra mile. “The Starry Night,” the 1889 hallmark artwork by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, is remarkably congruent to the astronomic principles of our sky, atmospheric ...

When post-impressionist Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh created his renowned painting “The Starry Night” — rendering the night sky with swirling brushstrokes of blue and gold — he brought to life his ...

The whirling shapes in the painting, which was created in 1889, follow a ‘distinct pattern of structures’ seen in the natural environment, according to the study The whirling shapes in Vincent van ...

When Vincent van Gogh painted “The Starry Night” 135 years ago, he captured a subjective feeling about the heavens. But, as it turns out, real science is also reflected in the iconic piece, a new ...

The artist displays an uncanny understanding of Kolmogorov’s law. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the latest ...

One of art history’s most famous masterpieces, Vincent van Gogh‘s The Starry Night (1889) has long wowed art enthusiasts for its uniquely emotive, undulating night sky. As it happens, however, the ...

Visitors gather around Vincent van Gogh's "The Starry Night" (1889) at the Museum of Modern Art (all photos Elaine Velie/Hyperallergic) On a busy Thursday afternoon, visitors to the Museum of Modern ...