A breathtaking new image of the famous Eagle Nebula captures a towering pillar of gas and dust sculpted by intense stellar radiation. The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, is located about 6,500 ...

NASA's orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory has unveiled a stunning view of the Eagle Nebula, showcasing X-ray hot stars scattered throughout this celestial wonder. In a mesmerizing composite image, the ...

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Dr. Jennifer Wiseman explains the Hubble Space Telescope's view of the Pillars of Creation ...

In the James Webb Space Telescope’s near-infrared-light view, the Pillars of Creation inside the Eagle Nebula look like spires and arches of rock you might see rising from a desert landscape, but are ...

As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations, the European Space Agency (ESA) is sharing a new image series revisiting stunning, previously released Hubble targets with the addition of the ...

The ongoing government shutdown has led to delays in SNAP benefits for November, leaving many recipients uncertain about when they will receive their aid. Florence honors veterans with event to raise ...

This towering structure of billowing gas and dark, obscuring dust might only be a small portion of the Eagle Nebula, but it is no less majestic in appearance for it. 9.5 light-years tall and 7000 ...

The Eagle Nebula is 6500 light-years away in the constellation of Serpens. It contains a young hot star cluster, NGC 6611, visible with modest back-garden telescopes, that is sculpting and ...

NASA’s most recent James Webb Space Telescope images of the Pillars of Creation, better known to astronomers as M16 in the Eagle Nebula, are enough to leave most anyone speechless. The iconic first ...