Quick Look: X-ray Telescopes Reveal the “Bones“ of a Ghostly Cosmic Hand

A cosmic ‘hand’ has been X-rayed in a new image from NASA. NASA’s Chandra and IXPE telescopes joined forces to capture this remarkable image. MSH 15-52 is a cloud of energetic particles that resembles a human hand. Astronomers use these X-ray data to learn more how objects like this form. More at: