Mystic Mountain Size:12x12

Mystic Mountain Size:12x12A Mystic Mountain of dust and gas rises within the Carina Nebula The top of a three light year tall pillar of cool hydrogen laced with dust rises from the wall of the nebula and is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars. From the peaks, stars within the pillar unleash jets of streaming gas. This photo, marking Hubble's 20th anniversary, is of a small portion of one of the largest seen star birth regions in the galaxy, the Carina Nebula. The

Object Name: M16

There are many beauties to be found within the Carina Nebula

Release Date: Apr 3

Looks can be deceiving when it comes to celestial objects

as they fire off jets of gas that can be seen streaming from the peaks like arrows flying through the air

Lennon and E

dating back to about 13 billion years ago

Mountain (STScI)

This image from the 22nd anniversary of Hubble shows a turbulent star-making region

Bastian (Excellence Cluster

O'Connell (University of Virginia)

Its surface is shaped by rivers and lakes of liquid ethane and methane