MACS0416_Y1 – a galaxy full of dust
Using an array of ALMA radio telescopes, astronomers studied the MACS0416_Y1 galaxy, 13.2 billion light-years away from Earth in the direction of the Eridanus constellation,...
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First results JAXA and NASA missions to asteroids
In December 2014, JAXA launched the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, whose goal is to study the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu and deliver samples of its soil to Earth. As planned, the probe...
Hubble photographed Einstein cross, a galaxy 20 billion light years from Earth
Thanks to the successful alignment of two distant galaxies and the sharp vision of the Hubble space telescope, astronomers were able to obtain the second in the entire history...
Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Steps to a genius solution.
The revolutionary physicist used his imagination, rather than complex mathematics, to come up with his most famous and elegant equation. Einstein’s general theory of...
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Science of Forgiveness.
We have so many examples of people in history who forgave their persecutor. Nelson Mandela stands out as one of them, he was wrongfully incarcerated for 20 years and was able...
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Apprentice Thesis: When Meditation Puts Your Soul At Risk: Growing up Churched.
When Meditation puts your Soul at Risk: Growing up Evangelical. [Thesis: updated from submission 3/6/19] With knocking knees and a pounding heart, I opened the door and...
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Life is the only real spiritual teacher
The following is an excerpt from Grounded Spirituality, written by Jeff Brown. *Editor’s Note: Here at Elephant, we’re notorious bookworms—we love them, and want you to love...
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Why Mindfulness is the pause button we all need
As someone who associated being busy to being productive, the term mindfulness was beyond my understanding. In all honesty, I didn’t want to understand it. Anything that...
Where does consciousness come from?
“Consciousness is what allows us to be aware of both our surroundings and our own inner state.” In the first of a three part video series, “Kruzgesagt – In a Nutshell”...