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space2 years ago

"NASA Uncovers Ghostly Cosmic Hand and Bones in Haunting Images"

NASA has released haunting images of a giant bony hand-like structure swirling around the Milky Way, known as the "ghostly cosmic hand." The images captured by NASA's telescopes reveal the remnants of a star that collapsed 1,500 years ago, forming a neutron star called MSH 15-52. The hand-like structure is composed of plumes of particles of energized matter and anti-matter, fluctuating in an intense wind 16,000 light-years from Earth. The images provide insights into the magnetic field and behavior of pulsars, serving as particle accelerators. These eerie pictures come shortly after NASA shared images of a Picasso-esque face on Jupiter.

space2 years ago

"NASA Uncovers Haunting 'Cosmic Hand' in Deep Space"

NASA has released X-ray images of a dead collapsed star located 16,000 light-years from Earth, revealing a "ghostly cosmic hand" structure. The remnants of the collapsed star, known as MSH 15-52, resemble the bones of a human hand and were first discovered by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in 2001. The recent observations from NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) have provided scientists with the first map of the magnetic field in the hand-shaped nebula. The data suggests that particles are given an energy boost in turbulent regions near the pulsar, providing insights into how pulsars can act as particle accelerators.

space2 years ago

NASA Unveils Haunting Image of Ghostly Cosmic Hand in Outer Space

NASA has released stunning images of a pulsar wind nebula known as MSH 15-52, which resembles the "bones of a ghostly cosmic hand." These images, captured by NASA's telescopes, show a massive, four-fingered outstretched hand swirling around the Milky Way. The nebula is the remnants of a collapsed giant star that formed a neutron star 1,500 years ago. The images are helping scientists understand the behavior of pulsars and the magnetic field within the nebula.