Astronomy
December 17, 2025

Astronaut Jonny Kim Returns to Earth After 245 Days Aboard the International Space Station

Astronaut Jonny Kim has returned to Earth after 245 days aboard the International Space Station. He, along with Russian Cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, landed safely in Kazakhstan before he was flown to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. During his time in space, Kim served as Expedition 72/73 flight engineer and conducted several scientific experiments.

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Photo Contest
December 16, 2025

Wondrous Winners of the 12th International Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards

One way or another, we’ve all been witnesses to the stunning beauty of natural landscapes, and one competition is recognizing the photographers who capture incredible vistas from around the world. Now in its 12th year, the International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition recently announced its 2025 winners. The lauded images are a selection of the world’s best contemporary landscape photographs, representing striking mountainscapes, frigid treelines, and fantastic fungi.

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Photo Contest
December 16, 2025

Dancing Gorilla Wins Top Prize in the 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards

Get ready to giggle. Just like kids, animals do the darnedest things—and some photographers were lucky enough to capture it with their camera. The 2025 Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards have announced this year’s finalists and winners, and the lauded images show us just how silly these wild creatures can be. Amateur wildlife photographer Mark Meth-Cohn took home the top prize as the ultimate winner of the competition.

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Renaissance Art
December 15, 2025

Newly Discovered Michelangelo Chalk Drawing Worth $2 Million Heads to Auction

What began as a routine online submission to Christie’s turned into an unexpected discovery. When Giada Damen, a specialist in Old Master drawings, opened a request for an auction estimate, she found a small red-chalk study of a foot, measuring about 5 inches tall. The accompanying form listed “Michelangelo” as the artist. Renaissance drawings are notoriously difficult to authenticate, often misattributed or forged, so claims like this aren’t unusual. Still, Damen decided to investigate further.

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