Published:
May 23, 2011
 The Eagle Nebula appears to contain nearly solid pillars of gas, but these structures are actually much less dense than air on Earth. NASA/ESA/STScI/J. Hester and P. Scowen (Arizona State University) In the Eagle Nebula, the density of material within the columns is about 4,000 particles per cubic centimeter.
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