The hand might look like an X-ray from the doctor’s office, but it is actually a cloud of material ejected from a star that exploded. NASA’s NuSTAR spacecraft has imaged the structure in high-energy X-rays for the first time, shown in blue. Lower-energy X-ray light previously detected by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is shown in green and red.
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The Daily Mail’s Meditation Guide
Want to be calmer, healthier and happier? Well, there’s a simple way that costs nothing, and all you have to do is… nothing. Just 20 minutes of meditating – no incense or lotus positions involved – holds the solution to the problems of modern life, according to a new illustrated guide. Here, its author MATTHEW JOHNSTONE […]
Faces of Jesus
Each of the images above are part of a collection that our dear friend Bob Campbell has built in his home over the past 50 years. He was kind enough to scan the collection and share it with us. We’re happy to bring Bob’s collection to life by sharing it with our readers on Lucid […]
A Guide to the Chakras
Via Yoga Buzz The Tantrik yogis understood that in order to experience a different life—one that feels more stable, more sublime, and more connected to others—we have to effect change from within. And one of the key ways to alter the inner reality is working with the chakras, the body’s energetic centers. Chakra literally means “spinning […]
8 Places That Are Nearly Impossible To Get To (And How To Get To Them)
(Via Buzzfeed) The Yemeni town of Qalansiyah is an isolated town on the western tip of the island of Socotra. Because of Socotra’s remoteness, a high number of plants and animals can be found only there. There are a lot of options for your first flight. You can choose from Cairo International Airport in Egypt, […]