Step into Space with NASA's latest 3D video as it takes you through the cosmic 'Pillars of Creation'

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NASA has released an extraordinary 3D visualization of the 'Pillars of Creation,' located in the Eagle Nebula. This video combines images from the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes, providing viewers with a breathtaking experience of these iconic cosmic structures. The 'Pillars of Creation' in the Eagle Nebula have captivated humanity for decades, thanks to NASA's pioneering work with the Hubble Space Telescope, which first captured their ethereal beauty in the 1990s.

NASA's 3D Journey Through the Pillars of Creation

This latest 3D video from NASA allows viewers to immerse themselves in the 'Pillars of Creation' like never before. Utilizing imagery from both the Hubble and Webb Telescopes, the video provides a three-dimensional exploration of these cosmic structures. While the Hubble telescope captures stunning visible light images, the Webb telescope's infrared photos offer a different perspective, highlighting the contrasting views of the pillars.


Principal visualization scientist Frank Summers of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore emphasized, «The contrast helps them understand why we have more than one space telescope to observe different aspects of the same object.» He further explained, «By flying past and amongst the pillars, viewers experience their three-dimensional structure and see how they look different in the Hubble visible-light view versus the Webb infrared-light view.»

Exploring Cosmic Structures

The 'Pillars of Creation,' first photographed by Hubble in the 1990s, have long