Dusty Pillars: Day 25 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
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- This image, released as part of The Atlantic's 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar,showcases the Pillars of Creation in a new light.
- Located approximately 7,000 light-years away, the Pillars of Creation are a star-forming region.The mid-infrared viewpoint allows scientists to penetrate the dust and focus on the dense areas were...
- View the complete 2025 space Telescope Advent Calendar on The Atlantic's website.
James Webb Telescope Reveals Dusty pillars in Eagle Nebula
Pillars of Creation in Mid-Infrared
This image, released as part of The Atlantic’s 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar,showcases the Pillars of Creation in a new light. The James Webb Space Telescope captured this mid-infrared view of the iconic trunks of interstellar gas adn dust within the Eagle Nebula.
NASA, ESA, CSA, stsci, Joseph DePasquale, Alyssa Pagan
Located approximately 7,000 light-years away, the Pillars of Creation are a star-forming region.The mid-infrared viewpoint allows scientists to penetrate the dust and focus on the dense areas were stars are being born.