New view of the Pillars of Creation — infrared

New view of the Pillars of Creation — infrared

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has revisited one of its most iconic and popular images: the Eagle Nebula’s Pillars of Creation. This image shows the pillars as seen in infrared light, allowing it to pierce through obscuring dust and gas and unveil a more unfamiliar — but just as amazing — vi...

By ASHESH DAS RUP

Location: Eagle Nebula, M 16, Messier 16, Serpens Cauda Constellation

Tags: Hubble, Space, Universe, Nebulae, ESA, Serpens Cauda