NASA’s image of the ‘Hand of God’ in space has netizens baffled

Hand of God phenomenon: On the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory’s Instagram account, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) posted a photo of ‘nebula energy’ that has left netizens baffled.

The image depicts a golden structure on a deep black backdrop that has organised itself to resemble a hand. This phenomenon, dubbed the ‘Hand of God’ is known as a pulsar wind nebula. It is powered by the remnant, dense core of a star that exploded in a supernova explosion.

Sharing the picture, NASA wrote, “The hand-shaped structure, seen in gold in these images, is a nebula of energy and particles blown by a # pulsear left behind after a star exploded. The pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, is about 19 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter and it’s spinning around almost 7 times per second!”