From zombie worlds and monster black holes to terrifying space tornados – Nasa’s ‘galaxy of horrors’ revealed

VISIONS of leaving Earth and launching humanity further into the cosmos are enough to get anyone starry-eyed.

But the universe is full of mind-blowingly destructive forces and creepy celestial objects that are enough to spook even the folks at Nasa.

AlamyEarth and the Moon[/caption] NasaAn artist’s impression of the zombie world known as Poltergeist[/caption]

The US space agency has outlined some of the most terrifying cosmic curiosities in the universe – dubbed its ‘galaxy of horrors’.