New image revealed of "ominous" cometary globule known as "God's Hand" as massive stars tear it apart

New image revealed of "ominous" cometary globule known as "God's Hand" as massive stars tear it apart

"God's Hand" has been revealed in a stunning new photo. Researchers say the "ghostly" and "ominous" image of the cometary globule in the Milky Way comes as the space object is continuing to be destroyed by radiation from massive stars. The globule, more formally known as CG 4, sits around 1,300 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. Specifically, it lives in a "huge patch of glowing gas" that the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory, known as NOIRLab, says is called …