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Webb Telescope Captures Stunning New View of Pillars of Creation

Original: The Pillars of Creation — colossal columns of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, captured here by the James Webb Space Te

The James Webb Space Telescope has produced a striking new image of the Pillars of Creation, the towering columns of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula. The structure stretches light-years high, and astronomers say new stars are forming deep within the cosmic towers. The image is drawing wide attention online, with space enthusiasts and science communicators sharing it and marvelling at the detail of star formation captured by the telescope.

Why now: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released a dramatic new image of the Pillars of Creation that people are sharing widely.

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• The Pillars of Creation — colossal columns of gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula, captured here by the James Webb Space Telescope. They're light-years tall, and deep inside these cosmic towers, brand-new stars are being born right now. 🌌 # science # space # astronomy # NASA · eatrics · 5

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