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Creative JoyPittsburgh’s Pickleball Courts by Sharmistha Ray Are an Abstract Riot of ColorColossal · 3 min read'Geometry of Play' comprises murals across three pickleball courts, marking the first artist-designed versions in the country.Creative JoyLos Angeles Public Library Unveils the World’s Largest Pop-Up BookColossal · 3 min read"Luceros y Penumbras," designed by Daniel González and engineered by Matthew Reinhart, is an ode to learning and discovery.Creative JoyPresence, Memory, and Time Merge in the Surreal Works of ‘Architects of Absence’Colossal · 3 min readThe group exhibition at Gallery Wendi Norris plumbs the dialogue between absence and presence.Science and HealthFrom Hampton to Mars: How NASA Langley Helped Land on the Red PlanetNASA News · 3 min readFifty years ago, NASA’s Viking 1 and 2 landers made the first successful landings on Mars, opening a new era in planetary exploration. Behind that achievement was a team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, whose steady leadership and technical expertise helped turn an ambitious idea into a mission that reshaped how weGood EarthGood News in History, July 19Good News Network · 3 min read50 years ago today, Sagarmatha National Park was established in Nepal as the country’s first National Park. Enshrining the summit and breadth of the mountain known in the west as Everest, its total area encompasses 443 square miles, or 1,148 square km. In the north, it shares the international border with Qomolangma National Nature PreserveCreative Joy‘Voices in the Mirror’ Honors the Legacy of Pioneering Photographer Gordon ParksColossal · 3 min readThe exhibition also celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Gordon Parks Foundation.Creative JoySuspended Rings Float Through an Industrial Hall in Kinetic Light InstallationMy Modern Met · 3 min readSuspended Rings Float Through an Industrial Hall in Kinetic Light Installation Spanish artist SpY has unveiled a mesmerizing new installation for the 2026 NUR International Media Art Festival in Kazan, Russia. Titled CYCLES N2, the large-scale work suspends 15 illuminated rings above a dramatic hall lined with glowing red ramps.Creative JoyCocoa Plantations Set the Scene for Divine Events in Marc Padeu’s ‘Memento Vivere’Colossal · 3 min readHumans' futile control of time forms the basis of a new suite of works in Padeu's solo show at Larkin Durey.Creative JoyKeith Haring’s Celebrates His Global ReachMy Modern Met · 3 min readKeith Haring’s Celebrates His Global Reach Best known for his vibrant pop-inspired street art of the 1980s, Keith Haring was a pioneer in bringing “high” art into public spaces. He transformed the way contemporary art could exist beyond museums and galleries.Creative JoySee Peter Marlow’s ‘The English Cathedral’ at London’s Oldest Gothic ChurchColossal · 3 min readBetween 2010 and 2011, Marlow documented all 42 Anglican cathedrals across the breadth and length of England.Good Earth3,200-yo Tomb Discovered in Luxor from the Era of RamsesGood News Network · 3 min readAnother month, another big discovery in Luxor—this time of a tomb with preserved interior frescoes dating back around 3,200 years. The T-shaped tomb was discovered by a team of Dutch-Egypt archaeologists in the middle of a long-term project to combine proactive conservation strategies with archaeological excavations at the Theban Necropolis. Hisham El-Leithy, Secretary-General of Egypt’sCreative JoyLight Installation Makes Historic Paris Chapel Appear To Breathe During Nuit BlancheMy Modern Met · 3 min readLight Installation Makes Historic Paris Chapel Appear To Breathe During Nuit Blanche Italian light artist Emilio Ferro transformed Paris’ historic Chapelle Expiatoire into a glowing, breathing monument with Threshold, a site-specific installation unveiled during Nuit Blanche on June 6, 2026.Science and HealthNASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star SystemNASA News · 3 min readAstronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered a giant planet outside our solar system, called an exoplanet, hiding within one of the most intensely studied planetary systems in our Milky Way galaxy. The young, nearby star Beta Pictoris was already known to host two giant planets: Beta Pictoris b, one of the firstScience and HealthCuriosity Blog, Sols 4947-4953: Gale Crater Then and NowNASA News · 3 min readWritten by Alex Innanen, Atmospheric Scientist at York University, Toronto Earth planning date: Friday, July 10, 2026 Curiosity had a successful long weekend and came into this week ready to explore some more. We’ve been moving fairly rapidly through different mapped “units,” or distinct geological areas of interest, visiting a different one at each ofCreative JoyHelena Minginowicz Transforms Humble Paper Towel into Ethereal PaintingsColossal · 3 min read"Civilizations are remembered through their monuments, but understood through the things they throw away," the artist says.Creative JoyUncanny Landscapes in Pen and Ink Span Wooden Panels by John BuckColossal · 3 min readThe Bozeman-based artist is known for his eccentric wooden works that draw on folklore, personal memory, and daily observations.Science and HealthNASA’s Hubble Discovers First of Star Cluster’s Missing Black HolesNASA News · 3 min readAstronomers using archival data from Hubble and supportive observations from Webb have located their first stellar-mass black hole in the star cluster Omega Centauri.Creative JoyRNA-only repair enzyme reveals how primordial life could have protected genomesPhys.org Biology · 3 min readIn most modern cells, DNA stores the genetic blueprint, and proteins replicate, repair and build from those blueprints. At the same time, proteins require instructions from DNA to be made in the first place.Animal RescueSimple Shot Shows Promise to Reverse Osteo-Arthritis Within Months, Following Animal TreatmentsGood News Network · 3 min readA research team in Colorado has developed a suite of new therapies that prompt aging or damaged joints to repair themselves within weeks, according to animal studies. The new osteo-arthritis treatments include a single, regenerative injection to a joint and a biomaterial repair kit that recruits the body’s own cells to patch holes in damagedCreative JoyAndrew Salgado’s Gestural Still Lifes Pulse with EnergyColossal · 3 min readColor ripples across each canvas, presenting the stylized florals in various states of blossom and decay.