A new analysis of the brushstrokes and colors in Vincent van Gogh's famous painting Starry Night reveals a striking similarity to "hidden turbulence" in Earth's atmosphere, suggesting the iconic artist had a surprisingly detailed understanding of natural processes.

A new study suggests Vincent van Gogh showed a deep, intuitive understanding of the mathematical structure of turbulence in his painting “The Starry Night.”

Researchers believe van Gogh spent enough time observing nature that he began to intuitively understand how turbulence operates in the real world.

But the swirling skies in his masterpiece might be more than a projection of his inner turmoil. According to a new study, van Gogh’s depiction of the night sky is an uncannily accurate representation of a complex physical phenomenon: turbulence.

Was Vincent van Gogh the original chaos theorist? While we admire the beauty of “The Starry Night,” physicists decided to crash the party and analyze its swirling sky like a science experiment. It turns out van Gogh wasn’t just painting stars and spirals;

Scientists recently analyzed Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night to see how well its famous swirls matched up with known atmospheric physics, according to popular mechanics. After analysis, they found that not only did the shapes match up with our current ideas of atmospheric turbulence,

New scientific research on Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night revealed an unexpected connection between the famous painting and the laws of physics. A team of researchers specializing in marine sciences and fluid dynamics analyzed Van Gogh’s distinctive brushstrokes to learn more about how the artist observed and interpreted the world around him.

Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting The Starry Night is renowned for its swirling blue skies and luminous yellow stars.