Young pulsar captured in space, resembles human hand

Young pulsar captured in space, resembles human hand

By IslamicExaminer on from www.examiner.com

Muslims are no strangers to reflecting on Allah's creation up above. So reflect on this great discovery made by Harvard College yesterday. They give you: PSR B1509-58 (Yup, that's what they named it).

Catharine Smith, a Huffington Post writer covering the story, explains that "The bright blueish-white light is the pulsar, which spans only 12 miles and rotates at a blazing speed of seven times per second. It was created by the collapse of a massive star about 1,700 years ago, and has become "one of the most powerful electromagnetic generators in the Galaxy," according to the Chandra Observatory's report."

(click link to see the image of what appears to be a light blue hand reaching out in space)

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