Painting the universe's portrait

A new book features thousands of years' worth of artwork probing what lies beyond our earthly bounds

World Science Festival Painting Universe

Humans have long strived to describe the universe they find themselves in, whether they believed it was carried on the back of a giant turtle, shaped by an old bearded guy, or came into existence in a fiery explosion.

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