The Pillars of Creation, in the heart of the Eagle Nebula, captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 has once again enchanted the world. This time the space agency has released new 3D visualization of the celestial structures giving a comprehensive and detailed peek.

According to NASA, the four Pillars of Creation was made of cool molecular hydrogen and dust. Its being eroded by the fierce winds and ultraviolet light of nearby hot, young stars. The space agency said the Pillars of Creations are finger-like structures larger than the solar system. It protrudes from the tops of the pillars, with the tallest pillar stretching across three light-years, three-quarters of the distance between Earth’s Sun and the next nearest star.

Frank Summers, Principal Visualization Scientist of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, who led the movie development team for NASA’s Universe of Learning, says viewers experience the three-dimensional structure by flying past and amongst the pillars.

They can see how different it looks in the Hubble visible-light compared to the Webb infrared-light view. Summers explained that the contrast helps scientists understand why there is more than one space telescope to observe different aspects of the same object.

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Pillars of Creation in More Detail

Greg Bacon, the Production Lead at STScI, said they always wanted to create the Pillars of Creation in 3D. He highlighted that Webb and Hubble data allowed them to see the Pillars in more complete detail. Bacon said understanding the science and how to best represent it allowed the scientists to meet the challenge of visualizing the iconic structure.

The 3D visualization spotlights the three-dimensional structures of the pillars. Viewers get to experience the world’s most powerful space telescopes working together to provide a more complex and holistic portrait of the pillars.

Mark Clampin, Astrophysics Division Director at NASA headquarters in Washington, said they broaden their understanding of the universe when they combine observations from NASA’s space telescopes across different wavelengths of light. He said the Pillars of Creation continues to offer scientists new insights to hone their understanding of how stars form.

With the new 3D visualization, everyone gets to experience the rich, captivating structures in a new way.