Astronomy
January 24, 2024

Japan Becomes Fifth Country to Successfully Land on the Moon

Japan has just made history by becoming the fifth country to successfully land on the Moon. Along the way, they debuted a technology that could optimize space exploration in the future. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), a probe with the mission of landing within just 100 meters (330 feet) of a specific target area.

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Sculpture
January 24, 2024

Weathered Façades of Gritty Urban Buildings Are Meticulously Replicated in Tiny Sculptures

Browsing through Joshua Smith‘s portfolio of scale models feels like walking through a tiny city. The Australia-based artist spares no detail in his replicas of small businesses, restaurants, and gritty buildings. Everything from stacks of newspapers to graffiti has been carefully rendered to look just like the real-life inspiration. Smith has been creating miniatures since 2015. His projects have traveled through Asia, the U.S.

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Photo Contest
January 23, 2024

Rare Photo of a Crab-Eating Macaque Wins World’s Largest Underwater Photo Contest

The world's largest underwater photo contest has revealed the results of its coveted competition and the winners are spectacular. Ocean Art Underwater Photo Competition, organized by the Underwater Photography Guide, gave out over $120,000 in prizes to photographers in 14 different categories, as well as the overall winner. Photographer Suliman Alatiqi made a big splash in this year's competition.

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Acrylic Painting
January 23, 2024

Learn the Secrets of How to Create These Atmospheric, Geometric Landscape Paintings

Polish artist Luiza Niechoda infuses her expressive landscape paintings with a style that is uniquely her own. Her moody, atmospheric work mixes realism with geometric abstraction for an impressive result. Luckily, for students of My Modern Met Academy, Niechoda is happy to share the techniques she uses to create these pixelated landscapes.

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