Eagle Nebula - M16 Material:Matte Paper

Eagle Nebula - M16 Material:Matte PaperHubble captures an improved view of the iconic "Pillars of Creation" with a sharper and wider view of pillars in the Eagle Nebula. In 1995, Hubble offered a breathtaking view of M16, the Eagle Nebula, which revealed details never seen before of three giant columns of cold gas. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the original launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the lens was once again aimed at M16 to revisit the famous spot with keener vision.

Enjoy this retro-style artwork which commemorates the 40th anniversary of NASA's Viking 1 and 2 missions to Mars

and Chandra X-ray Observatory

It was first discovered by Pierre Méchain on March 27

influenced by a different spectrum of available light from their star

this object has been know since at least 1888 and the earliest known study of it took place in 1907

000 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Carina

This turbulent star formation region is one of the most dramatic and photogenic celestial objects

Barred spiral galaxies are named for the central bar of stars that connects the spiral arms of the galaxy

Approximately 30% of known galaxies have these characteristics

Come take a stroll

Omega Centauri is one of the biggest star clusters in the Milky Way

Berkeley) and NOAO/AURA/NSF