Ultraviolet light reveals how ancient Greek statues really looked

Original Greek statues were brightly painted, but after thousands of years, those paints have worn away. Find out how shining a light on the statues can be all that’s required to see them as they were thousands of years ago.

Neptune will soon complete its first orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846

Today, Neptune’s in perfect opposition to the sun, meaning in a straight line with the sun and Earth, and brightest at midnight. It’s also at its closest to Earth, and nearing the end of its first orbit since its discovery.