Pictured: The 'giant hand' in space
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.
Nasa launched the observatory on July 23, 1999.
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