A spinning star resembling a giant cosmic hand has been captured in images taken by a Nasa observatory orbiting miles above the Earth’s surface.
The Chandra X-ray Observatory pictured the star, which measures 12 miles across, about 17,000 light years from Earth.
The star, unromantically known as PSR B1509-58, spews energy out into the space around it, forming complicated patterns including one resembling a large hand complete with finger-like structures.
Source: Metro (UK)
