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Researchers trace a real celestial date to van Gogh's Starry Night

A precise celestial alignment has been traced to van Gogh's *Starry Night*, researchers have now identified the real astronomical date that inspired the iconic 1889 painting. This empirical calibration of art and science is a compelling example of how validated data can illuminate even the most subjective of human expressions. For those tracking how measurable observations reshape our understanding of the world, our coverage of Arctic sea ice thinning persists as winter and summer records decline offers a parallel story of long-term environmental signals.