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On July 2, 1985, the European Space Agency launched the Giotto space probe to get a close-up look at Halley's Comet. Nearly ...
The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar ...
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The Comet/Poppea” has started its five-performance run at Lincoln Center’s Summer for the City in New York. The performance ...
A Monteverdi masterpiece and a new work by George Lewis are played simultaneously in an American Modern Opera Company ...
NASA's aerogel, once used to catch comet dust, is now redefining fashion, captured as the glowing, weightless ‘sky in a bag’ accessory.
Nina Mayes, a botanical artist, has captured the life cycle of the Hitchin Pippin in a watercolour painting. The apple variety, first recorded in 1896, had almost vanished by the mid-20th century.
Sotheby’s glittering auction turned into a high-priced heartbreaker Tuesday night when a $70 million Alberto Giacometti bronze bombed on the block, leaving bidders and art world bigwigs slack-jawed.
Auctions $70 Million Giacometti Flops at Sotheby’s, as Demand for Trophy Art Softens The house pulled in $186.4 million as its Modern art sale, a major drop from last year.
An 1886 Georges Seurat painting fetched $480,000 ($609,600 with fees). Drawings by Picasso and Egon Schiele made $3.7m ($4.5m with fees) and $1.9m ($2.36m with fees).