Pillars of Creation is a photograph taken by the Hubble Space Telescope of interstellar gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula. Located around 7,000 light years away and measuring 4 light years tall, these trunks may have been destroyed years and years ago.
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Curiosity Staff
May 2, 2015
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