Cosmic Microwave Background
The Universe’s first light—still glowing after 13 billion years.
Monumental calendar of creation and destruction cycles
The Aztec Sun Stone
- ID:
- 002-004
- Discipline:
- Cosmological
- Era:
- Pre‑Columbian
- Civilization:
- Mexica
- Medium:
- Relief
Carved for the emperor Moctezuma II, the 24‑ton basalt disk fuses astronomy and myth, showing how life and death uphold cosmic balance.
Monumental calendar of creation and destruction cycles
- ID:
- 002-004
- Discipline:
- Cosmological
- Era:
- Pre‑Columbian
- Civilization:
- Mexica
- Medium:
- Relief
The Aztec Sun Stone
Carved for the emperor Moctezuma II, the 24‑ton basalt disk fuses astronomy and myth, showing how life and death uphold cosmic balance.
