by Diane B.
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March 3, 2008

Giant 'Hand' Reaches Across Space

April 07, 2009 12:30 AM UTC
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Check out the really cool pic in the article!

 

Tiny and dying but still-powerful stars called pulsars spin like crazy and light up their surroundings, often with ghostly glows.

So it is with PSR B1509-58, which long ago collapsed into a sphere just 12 miles in diameter after running out of fuel.

And what a strange scene this one has created.

In a new image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, high-energy X-rays emanating from the nebula around PSR B1509-58 have been colored blue to reveal a structure resembling a hand reaching for some eternal red cosmic light.

 

Read the rest of the story here.



Comments: 24

Larry H. Apr 7, 2009, 12:32am UTC
thanks for sharing..
Amber M. Apr 7, 2009, 12:32am UTC
interesting
Kim B. Apr 7, 2009, 12:35am UTC
Cool
Elizabeth B. Apr 7, 2009, 12:39am UTC
that pic is cool!!!
Dana W. Apr 7, 2009, 12:40am UTC
Thank you for posting to VRC

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Jo N. Apr 7, 2009, 12:45am UTC
Nice, thanks for sharing.
Melanie B. Apr 7, 2009, 12:46am UTC
WoW~ That is very cool. Thanks for sharing it.
Sunaura *. Apr 7, 2009, 12:49am UTC
Great image! Thank you for sharing
Leah Christensen Apr 7, 2009, 12:56am UTC
Thanks for posting this.
JoAnne D. Apr 7, 2009, 1:05am UTC
Awesome picture, thanks for sharing.
Bryan Bales Apr 7, 2009, 2:09am UTC
That was wicked cool! Thanks for posting the link!
DIANE D. Apr 7, 2009, 5:17am UTC
Thanks for sharing~
Elaine S. Apr 7, 2009, 6:51am UTC
Cool
Renee S. Apr 7, 2009, 8:38am UTC
That sounds cool! Thanks!
Candy T. Apr 7, 2009, 3:54pm UTC
That is really cool!
Angela M. Apr 7, 2009, 8:21pm UTC
Neat, love the description... Thank you for sharing.
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Abby N. Apr 9, 2009, 6:26pm UTC
Hi! Thanks for posting to Image Points Group! Have a nice Easter!
Ginny W. Apr 10, 2009, 5:25pm UTC
That's neat!

Gave you a 10.
Meagan T. Apr 21, 2009, 7:44pm UTC
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Beth J. Apr 21, 2009, 10:06pm UTC
Very interesting.
Beth J. May 3, 2009, 8:47am UTC
Thanks for sharing on Helping out One Another
Erinn K. May 8, 2009, 10:16pm UTC
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