The Eagle Nebula, or Messier 16, is an area of active star formation about 5,700 light-years from Earth and is home to the iconic Pillars of Creation.

According to NASA, "Observations suggest the star ejected its mass in a series of pulses at 1,500-year intervals. ... One of the most famous is the Eagle Nebula, ...

Messier 16, or what is also known as the Eagle Nebula, makes up another composite image. The imagery showcases X-rays in red and blue, while infrared data is displayed in red, green and blue. 4 ...

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 ...

Cosmic Pillar in Eagle Nebula This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a towering structure of billowing gas in the Eagle Nebula (Messier 16). The pillar rises 9.5 light-years tall and ...

For the first time, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured an image of one of space’s most iconic images—the Pillars of Creation. This part of the Eagle Nebula roughly 6,500 ...

NASA and ESA have shared a new image of the Eagle Nebula, a nursery for young stars, to celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's anniversary.

According to NASA, ... Found in the constellation Serpens, the Eagle Nebula is about 6,500 light years away. In its wider dimension, the nebula is about seventy light years from edge to edge.

NASA released photos this week that show ... Horsehead's unusual shape was first discovered in the late 1800s among the famous pillars of dust and gas known as the Eagle nebula, according to NASA.

MyCn18, a young planetary nebula situated 8,000 light-years away. Photo Credit: NASA This Hubble image gives the most detailed view of the entire Crab Nebula ever.

The Eagle Nebula two ways. On the left is the Hubble’s palate, on the right a more natural-color image of the same nebula. Dylan O’Donnell and Dylan O’Donnell ...