Hubble Studies the Pillars of Creation
![On a background awash in blue and orange cloudy light stands a darker cloud with three pillars rising from it. The edges of the dark regions glow with white and light-blue light.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/STScI-01EVT2R4M58JN5WT7CQ998A5VD-detail.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
January 5, 2015
Credit | NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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Historical Date | January 5, 2015 |
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Astronomers combined several Hubble Space Telescope images to create this view of the Pillars of Creation, which are about 5 light-years tall. The dark, finger-like feature at bottom right may be a smaller version of the giant pillars.
More information: https://hubblesite.org/contents/media/images/2015/01/3471-Image.html