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Pillars of Creation Star in New Visualization from NASA's Hubble and Webb Telescopes

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June 26, 2024 10:00AM (EDT)Release ID: 2024-020
Mosaic of the Pillars of Creation visualization model, composed of 3 rectangular strips oriented 45 degrees clockwise from vertical. Strips alternate between Hubble and Webb views of the visualization model. The Webb strip has drop shadows that make it look like it's overlaid on top of larger Hubble image. The mosaic shows 3 vertical structures (pillars) of thick smoke-like material. Pillar edges are glowing, with thin wisps of material moving away into space. In Hubble strips, pillars are dark brown and opaque, on greenish blue background. In the Webb strip, the pillar is bright orange to brown with a distinct area of bright red at the top of the middle pillar. A red star appears at the tip of a peak on the left pillar and the background is deep blue.

Summary

The new visualization enables viewers to explore fundamental questions in science, experience how science is done, and discover the universe for themselves.

Combining data from NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes, a team from NASA's Universe of Learning at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland has produced a breathtaking new 3D visualization of the towering "Pillars of Creation" in the Eagle Nebula. This is the most comprehensive, detailed, multiwavelength movie yet of these iconic star-birthing clouds.

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Made famous in 1995 by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, the Pillars of Creation in the heart of the Eagle Nebula have captured imaginations worldwide with their arresting, ethereal beauty. Now, NASA has released a new 3D visualization of these towering celestial structures using data from NASA's Hubble and James Webb space telescopes. This is the most comprehensive and detailed multiwavelength movie yet of these star-birthing clouds. "By flying past and amongst the pillars, viewers experience their three-dimensional structure and see how they look different in the Hubble visible-light view versus ...

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