7 spooky space photos for a cosmically creepy Halloween

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Miriam Kramer
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Space is scary and we have the pictures to prove it.

A nebula in the shape of a giant hand, a lonely comet speeding through the far reaches of the solar system and a strange face on the sun are just a few of the spooky views scientists have captured of the cosmos throughout the years.

Scroll through some of the freakiest photos ever taken of mysterious objects lurking out in the universe.

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