One of Hubble's most iconic images is of the Pillars of Creation, part of the Eagle Nebula. But what exactly is happening in this cosmic view? Hubble senior project scientist Dr. Jennifer Wiseman takes us inside the image, which was released #OTD in 2015. Find out more about the Eagle Nebula: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/hubble/science/explore-the-night-sky/hubble-messier-catalog/messier-16/ #NASA #hubble #OnThisDay #space #stars #nebula #astronomy #universe #video | NASA's Hubble Space Tele

Let’s take a look at the Eagle Nebula—twice in fact—with the Hubble and Webb space telescopes! First observed by Hubble in 1995, this captivating scene was revisited in 2014 by the telescope. Hubble’s reexamination of this region, seen here, shows a sharper and wider view than its original image. In visible light, the dark brown pillars seem multi-layered and opaque, with only a few red stars able to peek through the columns of gas and dust. In 2022, astronomers used Webb to observe this same ar