46 reactions · 24 shares | This video clip shows a visualisation of the three-dimensional structure of the Pillars of Creation within the star formation region Messier 16 (also called the Eagle Nebula). It is based on new observations of the object using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile. The pillars actually consist of several distinct pieces on either side of the star cluster NGC 6611. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser | Stars and Constellations | Facebook

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380K views · 1K reactions | The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a highly detailed snapshot of the so-called Pillars of Creation, a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that’s speckled with newly formed stars. https://cnn.it/3goIF4Q | CNN International | Facebook

The "Pillars of Creation" are also "Pillars of Destruction." A cluster of massive, intensely hot young stars (located just off-screen, above the pillars) is blasting them with powerful ultraviolet radiation. This radiation is "photoevaporating" the pillars—essentially boiling them away into space. ​We are witnessing a cosmic battle: the pillars are being destroyed by the very stars they (or their neighbors) helped create, even as new stars are still trying to form inside. ​The newer James Webb S