Astronomy Picture of the Day . The Eagle Nebula from CFHT . ... Bright blue stars are still forming in the dark pillars of the Eagle Nebula. Made famous by a picture from the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995, the Eagle Nebula shows the dramatic process of star formation. ... Comet NEAT Approaches the Sun . ... A comet may likely become visible to the unaided eye over the next few days above the horizon where the Sun has just set. ... The Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. ...