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

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.

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

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 ...

The Swan Nebula (M17) in Sagittarius and the Eagle Nebula (M16) and Sharpless 2–54, both in Serpens should be on your to-observe list.

Watch breathtaking Nasa flight through ‘Pillars of Creation’ nebula in new 3D video. While it was first pictured in 1995, the 'Pillars of Creation' were actually first discovered in 1920.

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.

Located close in the sky to the famous Eagle Nebula, this is also a busy region of star formation where clouds of dust and gas are coalescing into knots and forming the hearts of 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 ...

The Eagle Nebula is so gargantuan it can even be seen through a small telescope or binoculars, when the conditions are just right. The best time to view it is in July.