Pillars of Gas & Dust in Orion | Hubble

Pillars of Gas & Dust in Orion | Hubble

These dense, dark pillars of dust and gas are resisting erosion from intense ultraviolet light released by the Orion Nebula's biggest stars.

Distance: 1,400 light years

Credit: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), M. Robberto (Space Telescope Science Institute/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team

Release Date: January 11, 2006

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