{
  "id": 16302937,
  "title": "Did Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ depict real sky from July 1889? Scientists think so",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/did-van-goghs-starry-night-depict-real-sky-from-july-1889-scientists",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-24T06:02:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/did-van-goghs-starry-night-depict-real-sky-from-july-1889-these-scientists-believe-so/articleshow/135162600.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a groundbreaking study, South Korean researchers have pinpointed July 22, 1889, as a possible date for the celestial scene depicted in The Starry Night. This new timeline disputes the widely accepted June 1889 date. The study notes that the alignment of stars aligns with observations from that evening, bolstered by van Gogh's letters that reference weather conditions, suggesting the artist's…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "The sky in Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' matches the predawn sky around July 22, 1889",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/the-sky-in-van-goghs-starry-night-matches-the-predawn-sky-around-july",
        "published": "2026-10-22T15:00:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Science News",
        "title": "Was van Gogh’s ‘The Starry Night’ a flight of fancy or a real sky?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/was-van-goghs-the-starry-night-a-flight-of-fancy-or-a-real-sky",
        "published": "2026-10-22T15:16:10.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Scientific American",
        "title": "Astronomers unlock a mystery hidden in van Gogh’s The Starry Night",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/astronomers-unlock-a-mystery-hidden-in-van-goghs-the-starry-night",
        "published": "2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Scientists turn art detectives to date van Gogh's 'Starry Night' to actual sky from 1889",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/scientists-turn-art-detectives-to-date-van-goghs-starry-night-to",
        "published": "2026-10-22T17:27:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Space.com",
        "title": "Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' depicts the sky on July 22, 1889, researchers find",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/van-goghs-the-starry-night-depicts-the-sky-on-july-22-1889",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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