The Eagle Nebula, or Messier 16, is an area of active star formation about 5,700 light-years from Earth and is home to the iconic Pillars of Creation.

First, the basics: A nebula is a giant cosmic cloud of gas and dust. The word 'nebula' comes from Latin, meaning "little mist." Before telescopes existed, astronomers considered all such faint ...

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The pillars of creation reside in the eagle nebula. And as you can see here, the telescope captured it in glorious near infrared, more stars than ever before surrounding the structure.