![Three giant pillars of rusty colored dust and gas with a blueish green background.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hubble-explore-light-eagle-nebula-visible.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
Pillars of Creation in Visible Light
Astronomers used the Hubble Space telescope to revisit one of its most iconic subjects, the so-called "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula (M16). Three towers of gas and dust, standing light-years tall, are giving birth to new stars, buried within their dusty spires.
Credits: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team
Image CreditNASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team
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