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The Eagle Nebula - Public domain  drawing

The Eagle Nebula - Public domain drawing

(March 31, 1995) These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark mol... More

Stellar - Public domain  drawing

Stellar - Public domain drawing

(April 1, 1995) This eerie, dark structure, resembling an imaginary sea serpent's head, is a column of cool molecular hydrogen gas (two atoms of hydrogen in each molecule) and dust that is an incubator for new ... More

An image of a very large star formation. Eagle nebula pillars of creation m16.

An image of a very large star formation. Eagle nebula pillars of creat...

The pillars of creation in the constellation of / The eagle nebula, a pillar of gas and dust in the constellation of virgo / Public domain space exploration photo.

An image of a very large star formation. Pillars of creation space cosmos, science technology.

An image of a very large star formation. Pillars of creation space cos...

The eagle nebula in the constellation of / The pillars of creation in the eagle nebula / Public domain space exploration photo.

Hubble Space Image - Eagle.column1.arp.750pix

Hubble Space Image - Eagle.column1.arp.750pix

STScI-1995-44 Star-birth clouds in M16, taken from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST) with its Wide Field/Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2): Stellar “eggs” emerge from molecular cloud. This eerie, dark structure in ... More

M 16, Hubble images. NASA public domain image colelction.

M 16, Hubble images. NASA public domain image colelction.

M 16, Hubble images Public domain photograph related to NASA research activity, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Eagle Nebula - GPN-2000-000987 - Public domain portrait drawing

Eagle Nebula - GPN-2000-000987 - Public domain portrait drawing

These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark molecular cloud lik... More

Eagle nebula pillars complete

Eagle nebula pillars complete

Eagle Nebula Public domain photograph related to planest and stars, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pillars of Creation

Pillars of Creation

Star forming pillars in the Eagle Nebula

IrisMucus

IrisMucus

Iris Flem Public domain photograph related to planest and stars, space exploration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stellar (9460796504) - Public domain portrait drawing

Stellar (9460796504) - Public domain portrait drawing

(April 1, 1995) This eerie, dark structure, resembling an imaginary sea serpent's head, is a column of cool molecular hydrogen gas (two atoms of hydrogen in each molecule) and dust that is an incubator for new ... More

Stellar - GPN-2000-001947 - Public domain portrait drawing

Stellar - GPN-2000-001947 - Public domain portrait drawing

This eerie, dark structure, resembling an imaginary sea serpent's head, is a column of cool molecular hydrogen gas (two atoms of hydrogen in each molecule) and dust that is an incubator for new stars. The star... More

Infrared Eagle Nebula

Infrared Eagle Nebula

This majestic view taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells an untold story of life and death in the Eagle nebula, an industrious star-making factory located 7,000 light-years away in the Serpens constell... More

The Eagle Nebula in Infrared

The Eagle Nebula in Infrared

This majestic view taken by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells an untold story of life and death in the Eagle nebula, an industrious star-making factory located 7,000 light-years away in the Serpens constell... More

Ssc2007-01d

Ssc2007-01d

Unwrapping the Pillars This image composite highlights the pillars of the Eagle nebula, as seen in infrared light by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (bottom) and visible light by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (... More

Icon Messier 16 Chandra, public domain photograph

Icon Messier 16 Chandra, public domain photograph

A new look at the famous "Pillars of Creation" with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has allowed astronomers to peer inside the dark columns of gas and dust. This penetrating view of the central region of the ... More

Eagle pillars with rectangle

Eagle pillars with rectangle

This image is modified from the Pillars of Creation Hubble photograph published by NASA in 1995. The resolution has been reduced (50%) and a white rectangle has been added.

Pillars of Creation - Public domain portrait drawing

Pillars of Creation - Public domain portrait drawing

For over twenty years the Hubble Space Telescope has taken many wonderful images from comet crashes to distant galaxies, including this iconic image of gas pillars in the Eagle Nebula (M16) These eerie, dark p... More

Hst15years5

Hst15years5

Screenshot of the movie "Hubble - 15 years of Discovery"

Pillars of Creation in Visible and Near-Infrared (Hubble) (4178-Image)

Pillars of Creation in Visible and Near-Infrared (Hubble) (4178-Image)

These are two Hubble images of the "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula. The left image captures a visible light view, showing an opaque cloud of gas and dust. On the right, near-infrared light penetrates... More

Pillars 2014 HST denoise 0.6 12

Pillars 2014 HST denoise 0.6 12

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revisited the famous Pillars of Creation, revealing a sharper and wider view of the structures in this visible-light image. Astronomers combined several Hubble exposures to as... More

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)

The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are... More

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)

The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are... More

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Image)

The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are... More

PillarsofCreation-JamesWebbSpaceTelescope-NIRCam-TopazAI

PillarsofCreation-JamesWebbSpaceTelescope-NIRCam-TopazAI

The Pillars of Creation are set off in a kaleidoscope of color in NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view. The pillars look like arches and spires rising out of a desert landscape, but are... More

Die Säulen

Die Säulen

Deutsch: Vergleich von Bildern des Motivs der "Säulen der Schöpfung".

Pillars of creation - JWST, MIRI - STScI-01GFRYYRTCTMX197BY86MBFCR9

Pillars of creation - JWST, MIRI - STScI-01GFRYYRTCTMX197BY86MBFCR9

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared view of the Pillars of Creation strikes a chilling tone. Thousands of stars that exist in this region disappear – and seemingly endless layers of gas and dust b... More

PIA25433-EagleNebula-WISE-20221111

PIA25433-EagleNebula-WISE-20221111

The dusty face of the Eagle Nebula and its surroundings are revealed in this infrared image based on data from NASA’s Wide Field Survey Explorer (WISE). This large star forming region is about 5,700 light year... More

Pillars of creation 2014 HST WFC3-UVIS full-res denoised

Pillars of creation 2014 HST WFC3-UVIS full-res denoised

العربية: صُورة التقطتها مقراب (تلسكوپ) هابل الفضائي التابع لِوكالة ناسا لِإعمدة الخلق، عندما عاود زيارتها. التُقطت هذه الصُورة أساسًا في سنة 1995، ثُمَّ التُقطت صُورة أوضح سنة 2014 تُظهر هذه الأعمدة بِالضوء ال... More

Pillars of creation 2014 HST WFC3-UVIS full-res

Pillars of creation 2014 HST WFC3-UVIS full-res

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revisited the famous Pillars of Creation, revealing a sharper and wider view of the structures in this visible-light image. Astronomers combined several Hubble exposures to as... More

Icon Eagle nebula pillars, public domain photograph

Icon Eagle nebula pillars, public domain photograph

Star forming pillars in the Eagle Nebula, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope's WFPC2. The picture is composed of 32 different images from four separate cameras in this instrument. The photograph was made wi... More

Pillars of Creation (MIRI Compass Image) (2022-053-01GFRZ014J0AWS5ZDY1Y6T7KYT)

Pillars of Creation (MIRI Compass Image) (2022-053-01GFRZ014J0AWS5ZDY1...

This image of the Pillars of Creation, captured by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), shows compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference. It lies within the Eagle Nebula, which is also known as M... More

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) (01GK2KKTR81SGYF24YBGYG7TAP)

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) (01GK2KKTR81SGYF...

By combining images of the iconic Pillars of Creation from two cameras aboard NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the universe has been framed in its infrared glory. Webb’s near-infrared image was fused with it... More

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Compass Image) (2022-052)

Pillars of Creation (NIRCam Compass Image) (2022-052)

This image of the Pillars of Creation, captured by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), shows compass arrows, scale bar, and color key for reference. It lies within the Eagle Nebula, which is also known as Me... More

Slideshow Images For The Hubble Space Telescope (SVS14370 - hubble-explore-light-eagle-nebula-visible-2)
Slideshow Images For The Hubble Space Telescope (SVS14370 - hubble-explore-light-eagle-nebula-infrared-2)
The Eagle Nebula (M16)- Peering Into the Pillars of Creation (A nearby star-forming region about 7,000 light years from Earth.) (2941504268)

The Eagle Nebula (M16)- Peering Into the Pillars of Creation (A nearby...

Description: A composite image of the Eagle Nebula (M16) with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope penetrates the dark columns of gas and dust to reveal how much star formation is hap... More