Visuals: Famous Space Pillars Feel the Heat of Star's Explosion

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ssc2007-01a: Cosmic Epic Unfolds in Infrared
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)

ssc2007-01b: Cosmic Epic Unfolds in Infrared (with insets)
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)

ssc2007-01c: Eagle Nebula Flaunts Its Infrared Feathers
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)

ssc2007-01d: Unwrapping the Pillars
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Flagey (IAS/SSC) & A. Noriega-Crespo (SSC/Caltech)

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