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 from ...

The new Hubble image is part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations. ESA/Hubble & NASA, K. Noll The gorgeous Eagle ... represent different elements that are present in the nebula.

Blue in the filaments in the outer part of the nebula represents ... and STScI This image of the "Cosmic Cliffs," a different region in the Eagle Nebula, was captured by the JWST's NIRCam.

this spectacular structure in the Eagle Nebula highlights the breathtaking beauty sculpted by the forces of star formation. The stunning image, originally published in 2005, is an important part ...

As part of ESA/Hubble’s 35th anniversary celebrations ... As enormous as this dusty pillar is, it’s just one small piece of the greater Eagle Nebula, also called Messier 16.

Looking like a bird ready to take flight from atop a post, this dusty filament within the Eagle Nebula was recently ... The colors in this image highlight different wavelengths of emission.