Pillars of destruction: Colourful Carina Nebula blasted by brilliant nearby stars

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 - 08:32 in Astronomy & Space

Spectacular new observations of vast pillar-like structures within the Carina Nebula have been made using the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope. The different pillars analysed by an international team seem to be pillars of destruction—in contrast to the name of the iconic Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula, which are of similar nature.

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