Did NASA really find Lord Vishnu in the Universe?

A new NASA X-ray image shows a celestial object that resembles the "Hand of God," though astronomy and religion may not frequently cross paths. "NuSTAR's unique viewpoint, in seeing the highest-energy X-rays, is showing us well-studied objects and regions in a whole new light," said NuSTAR telescope principal investigator Fiona Harrison, of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. This stunning X-ray nebula spans 150 light years and is caused by a tiny, compact object only 12 miles in diameter. This image was created by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and features the young and potent pulsar PSR B1509-58, or B1509 for short. The pulsar, which is a neutron star that is rapidly spinning, is ejecting energy into the space around it to forge intriguing and intricate shapes, including one that resembles a giant cosmic hand.

When a star exploded, a massive cloud of material was propelled into space. NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, caught a glimpse of this cloud in high-energy X-rays, which are depicted in blue in the image. The green and red portions have previously been captured by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory using lower-energy X-rays. The newly discovered image shows a pulsar wind nebula, which is a dense remnant of a star that experienced a supernova explosion. The only thing that remains is a pulsar known as PSR B1509-58 (abbreviated B1509), which rotates seven times per second while ejecting material into space. The most crucial point is that, even though pulsars make sound and NASA has recorded frequencies and sounds from other galaxies, Chakra is thought to be soundless. These particles generate an X-ray glow in the form of a hand as they interact with adjacent magnetic fields. (NASA officials say the pulsar is close to the bright white point in the photograph but cannot be seen itself.) It's uncertain if the ejected material actually assumes the shape of a hand or whether it only assumes that shape as a result of contact with the pulsar's particles.

According to Montreal's McGill University's Hongjun An, "We don't know if the hand shape is an optical illusion." "With NuSTAR, the hand resembles a fist more, which is providing us with some hints." The crimson cloud that appears at your fingertips is a different structure known as RCW 89. Astronomers think that the low-energy X-ray glow may be caused by the cloud being heated by the pulsar's wind. The X-ray energy observed by NuSTAR is in the range of 7 to 25 keV, whereas the energies observed by Chandra range from 0.5 to 2 keV.

Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon where people see recognisable shapes in arbitrary or hazy imagery. The Hand of God is one example of this. Pareidolia can also take the form of seeing people or animals in clouds or on the moon. The Hand of God was created by natural astrophysical events while appearing otherworldly. Whether the pulsar particles are interacting with the substance in a certain way to give it the appearance of a hand, or if the substance is indeed formed like a hand, is one of the object's major riddles. New puzzle pieces are being revealed through NuSTAR's perspective. The blue colour in the NuSTAR image indicates that the hand truly contracts, seeming more like a fist. The region in the north, where the fingers are located, shrinks more than the southern part, where a jet lies, implying the two areas are physically different.

Another structure, known as RCW 89, may be seen at the finger region's end in the red cloud. The cloud is being heated by the pulsar's wind, which is why it is glowing with lower-energy X-rays, according to astronomers. In this image, X-ray light identified by NuSTAR in the higher-energy range of 7 to 25 keV is displayed in blue, while X-ray light observed by Chandra with energy ranges of 0.5 to 2 keV and 2 to 4 keV are shown in red and green, respectively.

This apparition dubbed the "Hand of God," is referred to as a pulsar wind nebula. It is propelled by the dense core that was left over after a star went supernova. Pulsar PSR B1509-58, or just B1509, is the stellar corpse: Seven times per second, it quickly rotates while shooting a particle wind into the surrounding material—material that was ejected during the star's explosion. The substance is emitting X-rays as a result of these particles' interactions with the magnetic fields surrounding it. The outcome is a cloud that, in earlier pictures, resembled an open hand. Although it is not visible in this image, the pulsar is close to the bright white spot.