Physicists from Osaka Metropolitan University and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology were, for the first time, able to observe Kelvin-Helmholtz instability in quantum fluid. The resultant vortices were described as looking “exactly like” the crescent moon in the Van Gogh painting Starry Night. Art Images // Getty Images Painted in June of 1889, Vincent Van Gogh’s most famous work apparently anticipated the appearance of eccentric fractional skyrmions. Just last year, an entirely different study turned to Van Gogh’s most famous painting to study how close the painter’s brush strokes emulated actual atmospheric turbulence. Related Story The Secret Tech Problem at Modern Art MuseumsIt’s no secret that Van Gogh’s work was not particularly appreciated in its day.