M16: Pillars of Creation . ... Credit Copyright: J. Hester, P. Scowen ( ASU ), HST , NASA Explanation: It was one of the most famous image s of the 1990s. This image , taken with the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, shows evaporating gaseous globules (EGGs) emerging from pillars of molecular hydrogen gas and dust . The giant pillars are light years in length and are so dense that interior gas contracts gravitationally to form stars. ... Be Honest: Have you seen this image before? ...