We see towers of cool, hydrogen and dust rising from the wall of the
nebula below. Captured in this image, you see the top of a pillar that is approx. three-light-years tall.
You can see the dust being slowly eaten away by hungry nearby stars,
and from within by early, infant stars deep inside the dark clouds. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and
the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team [STScl].)
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