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 The Hubble Space Telescope is an instrument that was developed in 1990 and remains active to this day. It has recorded some of the most fascinating high resolution images of planets in our solar system.

The image above is one of the most famous images taken by The Hubble Telescope. What you are seeing is a cluster of stars inside of a great cloud of gasses. Astronomers have named it Messier 16 or better know Eagle Nebula. This mix of stars, gasses and dust is said to be 5.5 million years old,

 and to be 70 light years by 55 light years in dimension.

 This image is a zoomed in view of three 3 pillars that appear in the middle of the nebula.

They have been given the name "Pillars Of Creation" because newly forged stars have been seen rising out of the pillars. Images like these show you how deep and mysterious the universe can be. The Hubble Telescope is just out of reach of our planets atmosphere which would cause distortion in the Telescopes images. Because of this, we are able to see with deep clarity, the amazing details of stars and planets far away.
Soon the Hubble Telescope will become obsolete to its successor - the James Webb Telescope. But before the Hubble looses its place as an active stargazer, who knows what other magnificent objects it might discover.