NASA wonders as it shares breathtaking photo of a neutron star
The image is of the star named PSR B1509-58 which is about 17,000 light-years from Earth and was taken in 2009 by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently shared a stunning photo of a spinning neutron star surrounded by a cloud of energetic particles on its social media page. New Delhi: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently shared a stunning photo of a spinning neutron star surrounded by a cloud of energetic particles on its social media page. The image is of the star named PSR B1509-58 which is about 17,000 light-years from Earth and was taken in 2009 by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. This image, at that time, had created quite a stir in 2009 because several people mentioned that they saw a hand-like shape in the X-ray emission. While some reportedly see a face in WISE's infrared data. "When this image from of PSR B1509-58 – a spinning neutron star surrounded by a cloud of energetic particles about 17,000 light-years from Earth – was released in 2009, it created a ton of hype because people saw a hand-like shape in the X-ray emission. Pareidolia…