An updated version of the Hubble image of the Eagle Nebula, first released in 2005, using state-of-the-art imaging technology. (Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll)
Few images from the Hubble Space Telescope can match this one. A huge column of gas and dust 9.5 light-years high, this impressive structure in the Eagle Nebula displays the breathtaking beauty created by star formation.
This stunning image, first released in 2005, is a major part of the Hubble telescope's popularity. The image has recently been processed using modern technology to show the “cosmic pillar” in greater detail, with layers of cold gas and dust made visible by Hubble's visible and infrared cameras.
The new image shows more clearly how radiation from hot young stars at the dramatic top of the image illuminates — and also destroys — the massive tower. The image covers an area equal to twice the distance from the Sun to Alpha Centauri, the closest star to our solar system.
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