The Eagle Nebula is the 23rd Interstellar Object, the 6th Nebula and the 2nd Diffuse obtained in The Beyond Bubble Universe, which can generate Stardust. (Unlocked at Rank 24)
In-Game Description[]
"It’s not the remnant dust of a faded or exploded star. Instead, the much larger Eagle Nebula formed from cold interstellar gas that condensed into O stars—the hot, blue kind. Thousands of them strip the ions from nearby gas molecules, setting the clouds aglow."
Traits[]
Common[]
- The Spire (Speed):
"Chaos meets beauty as the energy of newborn O stars shapes gas and dust into billowy pillars. This element-rich afterbirth soars 10 light years high—twice the distance from the Sun to Alpha Centauri—inside a nebula that’s 70 light years tall."
- Star Cluster (Payout):
"The Eagle’s oldest stars, present at the nebula’s genesis, are only 5.5 million years old. Hundreds of them nestle in a cluster that’s still welcoming newborns. When the biggest and brightest old stars go supernova, shockwaves will scatter the rest."
Rare[]
- Cosmic Dust (Payout):
"Cosmic dust goes everywhere: It’s in interstellar space, between galaxies and stars and planets, orbiting bodies, and even falling to Earth as meteoroids. The particles can be organic or inorganic matter, and most of them are extremely tiny—a few molecules or so."
Epic[]
- Cosmology (Speed):
"The scientific study of the universe asks the very biggest questions. How did it form? What came before? How does it work? Is it infinite? Will it die? All the pieces we observe—comets, moons, planets, stars, galaxies, nebulae, and even voids—provide some answers."
- Dark Matter (Payout):
"Dark matter acts like a superhero. It’s everywhere in space and yet invisible. Its gravity distorts huge objects that we can see. It can even buttress a dwarf galaxy against annihilation by a giant one. The duo of dark matter and dark energy make up 95% of the universe."
- Dark Energy (Discount):
"Little is known about dark energy, except that it’s repulsive. Opposing gravity, this strange force causes matter to scatter rather than attract, pushing our universe to expand faster and faster. Dark energy makes up 68% of the universe’s mass-energy density."
Constellations[]
- Eridanus (1.5x Speed):
"Eridanus, The River, is the longest constellation in the sky. It starts near Rigel and twists and turns all the way to its brightest star, Achernar (“River’s End” in Arabic). It was named after Eridu, an early Sumerian city in the marshes of what is now southern Iraq."
- Perseus (2x Speed):
"With his pointy head and boxy chest, Greek hero Perseus stands by Andromeda, his wife. In mid-August, during Earth’s annual whoosh through the dust of comet Swift-Tuttle, gaze their way at the Perseid meteor shower. It’s visible worldwide but flashiest in the north."
- Serpens (1.5x Speed):
"The long belly of the Serpent is hidden by the grasping hands and body of Ophiuchus, the Serpent Bearer. Only its tail (left) and V-shaped head emerge, marked by a triangle of bright stars. The Eagle Nebula, visible with a small telescope, nests in the tail."
Astronomy Mission[]
Eagle Nebula's Astronomy Mission is Protostars.
"When cold gas condenses to form the core of a protostar, heat and pressure soar. The stronger gravity pulls in more gas, which spins into a disk and shoots out both poles. If total matter is above .08 solar masses, nuclear fusion ignites, and a stable star is born."
Protostars[]
Reduce Eagle Nebula cost by up to x10 at Rank 9.
| Name | Duration(hh: mm: ss) | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Protostars I | 00:05:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x2 |
| Protostars II | 00:15:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x3 |
| Protostars III | 00:50:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x4 |
| Protostars IV | 02:10:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x5 |
| Protostars V | 04:40:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x6 |
| Protostars VI | 08:50:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x7 |
| Protostars VII | 15:20:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x8 |
| Protostars VIII | 24:10:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x9 |
| Protostars IX | 36:30:00 | Eagle Nebula discount x10 |
Achievements[]
- Color Code (Rank 3):
"Each color in the streamers, filaments, curls, waves, and pillars of a nebula belongs to a specific element—an atom that’s emitting a unique energy signature. Oxygen glows teal green to blue, hydrogen is deep red, sulfur is orange, and helium is yellow."
- Size Unlimited (Rank 6):
"Stars have physical limits on size, but clouds of matter vary immensely. The Jewel Bug, a planetary nebula, is one-tenth of a light year. The Eagle is tens of light years. A halo of hydrogen around the NGC 262 galaxy spans 1 million light years!"
Gallery[]
Source[]
Eagle Nebula - First image taken above
