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4. “Pillars of Creation,” 1995 Probably the most celebrated image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. This color-enhanced view of a star-forming region in the Eagle Nebula is a scientific data trove and an aesthetic masterpiece.

NASA/European space agency/STSCI/Jeff Hester, Paul Scowen

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Photos from: "Top NASA Photos of All Time" »