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July 26, 2012 04:47 pm PDT
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Famous "star cradle" might have been destroyed long before we ever discovered it
This is one of the most-famous astronomy photos in the world. Called "The Pillars of Creation" it was taken by the Hubble telescope in 1995 and shows massive columns of hydrogen gas and dust in the Eagle Nebula—7,000 light years from Earth. Part of why these are a big deal is that columns of dust [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/DTHZnLA_bTc/famous-star-cradle-might-h.html
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