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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Daily Cup of Yoga: A Few Tips on How to Create a Relaxing Home Meditation Space
Start with: A small corner or space, even if you need to convert it to other use during the day A set of comfortable cushions or a cozy chair A way of dividing that area from the rest of the house, even if it’s for a short period of time A little creativity and an […]
Healthy Life with B.K.S. Iyengar
David Ehrlich’s top 25 movies of 2013
In a masterfully edited video, David Ehrlich presents his 25 favorite films of 2013. H/T Kottke
Guilt Complex
Why Leaving a Book Half-Read is So Hard: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323469804578525354146879558.html “It goes against how we’re built,” says Matthew Wilhelm, a clinical psychologist with Kaiser Permanente in Union City, Calif. “There is a tendency for us to perceive objects as ‘finished’ or ‘whole’ even though they may not be. This motivation is very powerful and helps to […]
