As part of their ongoing celebration of the Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th anniversary, NASA and ESA have shared a new image of the Eagle Nebula, specifically a “spire of cosmic gas and dust” that’s in a region last captured by the telescope two decades ago.
The tower in the image is 9.5 light years tall, according to NASA and ESA, and only a portion of the larger Eagle Nebula, which is considered a “nursery” for young stars. The tower’s unique mix of oranges and dark blues is
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