Tracing the Growth of Galaxies
Like documenting a child’s development in a scrapbook, astronomers use Hubble to capture the appearance of many developing galaxies throughout cosmic time. This is possible because of the mathematical relationship between cosmic distance and time: the deeper Hubble peers into space, the farther back it looks in time. This occurs because light travels at a […]
Rediscovered Caravaggio Masterpiece “Ecce Homo” Debuts at Prado Museum
Caravaggio, a towering figure of the Italian Baroque, is renowned for his revolutionary use of chiaroscuro—an interplay of light and shadow that imbues his subjects with a visceral realism. Born Michelangelo Merisi in 1571 or 1573, Caravaggio led a tumultuous life marked by brawls, imprisonment, and even murder, culminating in his mysterious death at the […]