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The Making of the Pillars of Creation

Thursday, June 26, 2014 7:04
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The classic view of the Pillars of Creation as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. Credit: NASA/ESA/STScl/P. Scowen and J. Hester (Arizona State University).

It’s one of the most iconic images of the modern Space Age. In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope team released an image of towering columns of gas and dust that contained newborn stars in the midst of formation. Dubbed the “Pillars of Creation,” these light-years long tendrils captivated the public imagination and now grace everything from screensavers to coffee mugs. This is a cosmic portrait of our possible past, and the essence of the universe giving birth to new stars and worlds in action.(…)
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