A gigantic cosmic hand skeleton Viewed. No, this isn’t about superheroes, who appear in 61,637 productions a year. In our reality, somewhere in space, a hand-skeleton-like structure exists, formed by the electromagnetic signature of a dead star that resembles a hand.

NASAs X-ray telescopes Thanks to this structure, this structure was displayed. The image presented was truly frightening.

The remains of a star that died 1,500 years ago

Of this about 1500 years agoa giant star in our Milky Way collapsed after running out of ‘nuclear fuel’. This is how it turned into a neutron star, an extremely dense celestial body.

Because neutron stars spin very quickly on their own axis, they reach extreme points that cannot be replicated on Earth and push the boundaries of physics. Younger structures, called pulsars, often are matter and antimatter sprays. This forms the basis of beautiful images.

In 2001, NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory Pulsar PSR B1509-58 and its surrounding nebula (MSH 15-52), first observed by , resemble a human hand. The neutron star rests in the palm of the hand figure. The celestial body is located at a distance of 16,000 light years from Earth.

NASA’s new X-ray telescope X-ray polarometer Explorer (IXPE), MSH 15-52 observed for 17 days. As a result of this observation process, it was revealed how the electromagnetic fields in the nebula were formed. The brightness in the wrist area of ​​the hand is believed to be caused by the density and turbulence in this area.

Results of the study ‘The Astrophysical Diary’Also published.