Inside the Pillars of Creation - Space Telescopes Peer Into Nebula
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 12:31
in Astronomy & Space
Space observatories have returned far-infrared (Herschel) and multi-energy x-ray (XMM-Newton) imagery of the Eagle Nebula, birthplace of new star systems, giving astronomers new understanding of processes sculpting the iconic "pillars".