As the recent Siena exhibition in New York so beautifully demonstrated, these artists helped redefine Western painting for centuries to come. None of these Sienese artists survived the Black Death.

The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864. The work is set to go to auction where it ...

Here are the dates for the full moons in 2025. The next full moon will be on Saturday, April 12. It will officially reach its full moon phase at 8:22 p.m. EDT (0022 GMT April 13), but local ...

After the full moon, the waning cycle begins — first with the waning gibbous phase, then a "last quarter moon" and finally a waning crescent. After almost 30 days, the moon becomes "new" again ...

On the night of March 13-14, 2025, North America and South America will get a great view of all phases of what is commonly called a "blood moon." During the total lunar eclipse, which will last ...

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Saturday, March 29 ...

Arsenal were knocked out at the quarter-final stage last year, losing to Bayern Munich 3-2 on aggregate. Let’s see how Arsenal could make the final in Munich on 31 May. Recommended Why was ...

The last supermoon of the year will grace the night sky on September 28. Known as the Harvest Moon, it will look closer and brighter than other phases of the moon this month when it rises over the UK.

It has been nearly three years since the last total lunar eclipse. The phenomenon occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth, according to NASA. When this happens ...

A few dozen engineers in Firefly's mission control room monitored real-time data streaming down from a quarter ... the last time an American spacecraft made a controlled landing on the Moon.

A round painting by the Flemish-Dutch master Pieter Bruegel the Younger was stolen from a Polish museum in 1974. Dutch police, aided by journalists and art detective Arthur Brand, have now located ...