The Hubble Space Telescope has caputured new imagery of 9.5 light-years tall portion the Eagle Nebula, located 7000 ...

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The Eagle Nebula (M16) hatched from a star that exploded some 5.5 million years ago. Since then, it has evolved into a productive region of star formation, giving birth to more than 8,000 new stars.

The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, is located about 6,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens. It is a well-known stellar nursery with vast swaths of cosmic dust and gas ...

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 ...

There are few more iconic images from the Hubble Space Telescope than this one. A colossal pillar of gas and dust towering 9.5 light-years tall, this spectacular structure in the Eagle Nebula ...

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.

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The Eagle Nebula was made famous by Hubble, but you can also enjoy it — and its neighbor the Omega Nebula — with binoculars or a telescope. Skip to content.

The Eagle Nebula, also known as Messier 16, is located about 6,500 light-years from Earth in the constellation Serpens. It is a well-known stellar nursery with vast swaths of cosmic dust and gas ...

What it is: The Eagle Nebula (Messier 16) Where it is: 7,000 light-years away, in the constellation Serpens. When it was shared: April 18, 2025.