The famous painting from Dutch post-impressionist Vincent van Gogh has sparked controversy among physicists. Two decades ago, a pair of physicists stood in a museum in Madrid contemplating the ...

Among the celestial beings in the picture one of them is, according to cosmologist and astrophysicist Janna Levin, undoubtedly Venus. How can she be so certain? “It’s low in the sky and it’s ...

Bring up sunflowers, starry skies or cypresses and the mind recalls Vincent van Gogh’s works. With bold, textured strokes and an imagery that relies on sensual perception, the works of the Dutch ...