Nebula
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A nebula is a distinct luminescent part of interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regions, such as the P
True color image of the Trifid Nebula, showing complex gas and plasma structure
Portion of the Carina Nebula
NGC 604, a nebula in the Triangulum Galaxy
The Omega Nebula, an example of an emission nebula
Pillars of Creation
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Pillars of Creation is a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope that depicts elephant trunks of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula of the Serpens constellation, some 6,500–7,000 lig
Nebula
…interstellar medium, which can consist of ionized, neutral, or molecular hydrogen and also cosmic dust. Nebulae are often star-forming regions, such as the Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula. In these regions, the formations of gas, dust, and other materials "clump" together to form denser regions, which attract further…
The Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995
Closer view of one pillar
The Pillars of Creation within the Eagle Nebula (center of photo, overlaid with the original HST image)
A higher-resolution Hubble Space Telescope image of the Pillars of Creation, taken in 2014 as a tribute to the original photograph