Ninth Street Journal Painting the Night Sky with 120,000 Lights Traveling north up Guess Road, the darkness of the trees and fleeting houses is broken up suddenly by flashing lights.

Vincent van Gogh’s painting “The Starry Night” has long been admired for its art, but physicists are also intrigued by the science beneath the strokes and swirls.

Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to capture a phenomenon known as turbulence, scientists showed by applying mathematics to the painting.

Not too late! Stunning alignment of 5 celestial bodies decorate the night sky in 'planet parade' Much of the display will continue to be visible over the next couple of weeks.