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This object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust rising from a stellar nursery called the Eagle Nebula. The soaring tower is 9.5 light-years or about 57 trillion miles high, about twice the distance from our sun to the next nearest star. Carina Nebula, Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, Helix Nebula, Horsehead Nebula, Hubble Space Telescope, Space Nasa, Space And Astronomy, Telescope Craft

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This object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust rising from a stellar nursery called the Eagle Nebula. The soaring tower is 9.5 light-years or about 57 trillion miles high, about twice the distance from our sun to the next nearest star.

Find this Pin and more on art by James Hurdle.

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This object is actually a billowing tower of cold gas and dust rising from a stellar nursery called the Eagle Nebula. The soaring tower is 9.5 light-years or about 57 trillion miles high, about twice the distance from our sun to the next nearest star.

Find this Pin and more on art by James Hurdle.

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