Cosmic Hand Reaches for the Light

kluang · 04-07-2009, 01:17 AM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/200904...hesforthelight

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Tiny and dying but still-powerful stars called pulsars spin like crazy and light up their surroundings, often with ghostly glows. So it is with PSR B1509-58, which long ago collapsed into a sphere just 12 miles in diameter after running out of fuel.

And what a strange scene this one has created.

In a new image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, high-energy X-rays emanating from the nebula around PSR B1509-58 have been colored blue to reveal a structure resembling a hand reaching for some eternal red cosmic light.

The star now spins around at the dizzying pace of seven times every second -- as pulsars do -- spewing energy into space that creates the scene.

Strong magnetic fields, 15 trillion times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field, are thought to be involved, too. The combination drives an energetic wind of electrons and ions away from the dying star. As the electrons move through the magnetized nebula, they radiate away their energy as X-rays.

The red light actually a neighboring gas cloud, RCW 89, energized into glowing by the fingers of the PSR B1509-58 nebula, astronomers believe.

The scene, which spans 150 light-years, is about 17,000 light years away, so what we see now is how it actually looked 17,000 years ago, and that light is just arriving here.

A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion kilometers).

Space..........is a very very light effect space

The Madness · 04-07-2009, 01:39 AM

Space shows just how insignificant everyone is.

It's awesome.

Kina · 04-07-2009, 11:00 AM

Can I high-five the cosmic space-hand? D:

seanizzzle · 04-07-2009, 10:53 PM

Yea i saw that earlier today...it surely got my attention...pretty cool how it looks like a hand...sometimes lookin at those space pictures is jus mind boggling n makes me wanna see it all for myself

bakakon · 04-07-2009, 11:38 PM

that looks insane who really knows wats out there in space man.. we are being watched right now while ur jerkin it

Azumi · 04-08-2009, 01:23 AM

nice... it's very cool to look at it. ^^,

UchihaTaijiya · 04-10-2009, 02:33 PM

Oh, that's really cool and surreal.
Nice, glad you shared this.

Konnaha_yellow_flash · 04-10-2009, 02:36 PM

Lol, face palm from God.

**Tsuna** · 04-10-2009, 03:00 PM

^...I actually lol'd at that.

OG · 04-10-2009, 03:31 PM

ive been interested in space lately, i saw this the other day, i thought it was gorgeous <.<

aeondrift · 04-10-2009, 05:04 PM

Reminded me of the game "Black and White".

04-07-2009, 01:39 AM	#2
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bakakon japans the shit! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: yokota, tokyo japan! Age: 26 Posts: 101 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Cosmic Hand Reaches for the Light that looks insane who really knows wats out there in space man.. we are being watched right now while ur jerkin it __________________ Shihouin "Shunshin" Yoruichi the sexiest black chick ever!! REAL TALK.

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UchihaTaijiya sublimis ab unda Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,777 Thanks: 7,387 Thanked 3,312 Times in 1,249 Posts	Re: Cosmic Hand Reaches for the Light Oh, that's really cool and surreal. Nice, glad you shared this. __________________ If the elephants have past lives yet are destined to always remember It's no wonder how they scream Like you and I they must have some temper And I am dreaming of them on the plains Dirtying up their beds Watching for some sign of rain to cool their hot heads And how dare that you send me that card when I'm doing all that I can do You are forcing me to remember when all I want is to just forget you If the tiger shall protect her young then tell me how did you slip by All my instincts have failed me for once I must have somehow slept the whole night And I am dreaming of them with their kill Tearing it all apart Blood dripping from their lips and teeth sinking into heart And how dare that you say you'll call When you know I need some peace of mind If you have to take sides with the animals Won't you do it with one who is kind And if the hawks in the trees need the dead If you're living you don't stand a chance For a time though you share the same bed There are only two ends to this dance You can flee with your wounds just in time or lie there as he feeds Watching yourself ripped to shreds and laughing as you bleed So for those of you falling in love keep it kind Keep it good Keep it right Throw yourself in the midst of danger but keep one eye open at night

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