Astronomy: Eagle Nebula

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Eagle Nebula The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Queen Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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Eagle Nebula The Eagle Nebula (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611, and also known as the Star Que en Nebula) is a young open cluster of stars in the constellation Serpens, discovered by Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux in 1745–46. Both the "Eagle" and the "Star Queen" refer to visual impressions of the dark silhouette near the center of the nebula, an area made famous as the "Pillars of Creation" imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The nebula contains several active star-forming gas and dust regions, including the aforementioned Pillars of Creation.

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Why Eagle Nebula matters: Stars are the engines of the cosmos -- they forge the chemical elements, light up galaxies, and create the conditions that make planets and life possible. The Eagle Nebula lies in the Sagittarius Arm of the Milky Way.

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Deep dive: Eagle Nebula Eagle Nebu la continues to be an active area of research in modern astronomy. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Nebula (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)