Number 248 (Story #3), November 10, 1995 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein EVAPORATING GASEOUS GLOBULES (EGGs) are dense clouds of gas in which stars are being formed. At a NASA press conference last week Jeff Hester of Arizona State released dramatic pictures of such stellar nurseries in the M16 Nebula. In the pictures, the pillar-shaped clouds, which are being etched away by the UV radiation from nearby hot stars, possess an almost sculptured look with crevices and deep shadows up and down their length. (By the way, this picture and other figures associated with various Update items will soon be available for viewing on the AIP homepage.)