Image ID: 3211862
The Fairy of Eagle Nebula image, captured by NASA, portrays the Eagle Nebula, located 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Serpens. This nebula is part of a star-forming region known as the Pillars of Creation. The towering structure resembling a mythical fairy is composed of interstellar gas and dust, sculpted by intense ultraviolet light from newborn stars within the nebula. The Fairy of Eagle Nebula exemplifies the interplay of star formation and the sculpting forces at work in the universe.