The startup Observable is trying to echo GitHub with a free tool and platform for creating, sharing, and tweaking data visualizations. Creating sophisticated data visualizations may not be for ...

If you really want a headache (the good kind), take a long look at the “photo” below. It’s not a photo of the cosmic microwave background radiation, which you can actually see for yourself if you ...

Roughly 13.75 billion years ago, our universe came into existence. Very shortly thereafter, primordial light started shooting across the cosmos and spreading throughout the early universe. At this ...

Using data from deep-space surveys taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories, astronomers have performed a census of the number of galaxies in the universe. The team came to the ...

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Using Quarto with Observable JavaScript is a great solution for R and Python users who want to create more interactive and visually engaging reports. There’s an intriguing new option for people who ...

Pictured left to right: Observable Space's Richard Hedrick, co-founder and president; Connor Poole, vice president of software and electrical engineering; Kevin Lott, vice president of optical and ...

In the beginner’s guide to using Observable JavaScript, R, and Python with Quarto, I outlined how to use Observable within a Quarto file. However, one of my top tips for Quarto users learning ...