Thursday, January 9, 2014

Hand Of God Discovered By NASA's X-ray Observatory-Photo!, Jan 2014


Date of discovery: January 2014
Location of discovery: pulsar, called PSR B1509-58
Source: NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory

This discovery made by Chandra X-ray Observatory shows a a pulsar that has formed a unique and amazing hand. NASA calls it the Hand of God. One astronomer Hongjun stated, "We don't know if the hand shape is an optical illusion." But he did not it does have fingers a wrist and looks like a hand grabbing an object.