1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auRyan F. Mandelbaumhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/ryanfmandelbaum-usa/The Making Of 'Pillars Of Creation', One Of The Most Amazing Images Of Our Universerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="svfz4PrO9X"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/04/the-making-of-pillars-of-creation-one-of-the-most-amazing-images-of-our-universe/">The Making Of ‘Pillars Of Creation’, One Of The Most Amazing Images Of Our Universe</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2018/04/the-making-of-pillars-of-creation-one-of-the-most-amazing-images-of-our-universe/embed/#?secret=svfz4PrO9X" width="600" height="338" title="“The Making Of ‘Pillars Of Creation’, One Of The Most Amazing Images Of Our Universe” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="svfz4PrO9X" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/07/1099857-280283967-maxresdefault.jpg?quality=751280720Three pillars of gas and dust sit among stars like towers of billowing smoke. It would take several years for light to cross from the top to the bottom of these dusty columns. This striking image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope remains, to this day, one of the most well-known astronomical images ever taken.