The Pillars of Creation are an iconic arrangement of newly-forming stars 6,500 light years away in the Eagle Nebula, made famous by a previous shot in 1995.
has captured a stunning image of the Pillars of Creation, the iconic arrangement of newly-forming stars made famous by a previous shot in 1995.
Back then, it was the Hubble Space Telescope taking the picture, and it revisited the scene 19 years later.The latest image shows the pillars of gas and dust in their greatest detail yet, appearing like majestic rock formations from a planet out of science-fiction.NASA says the improved picture quality will help astronomers identify more stars, and count more precisely the quantities of gas and dust.
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