dozens of staff at manchester united 's megastore , including mascot fred the red , are sweating over their futures with the club 's world-record # 750m kit deal about to kick in . the pillars of creation are one of the most iconic images ever to be captured by the hubble space telescope . now , astronomers have produced the first complete three-dimensional view of these beautiful columns of interstellar gas and dust . on july 31 nike , who employ fred and a number of other workers at the old trafford shop , will see their agreement with the club expire . some claim they are being kept in the dark over whether they will be re-employed , blaming the us sportswear giants for the issue . manchester united mascot fred the red is among club megastore staff sweating over their jobs . a manchester united fan wearing an eric cantona shirt outside the old trafford megastore on sunday . however , nike say they are in constant communication with the club and have entered into a consultation process with the staff . the image , together with data collected by nasa , suggests these structures only have three million years left before they fade away - a relatively short time in cosmic terms . scroll down for video . the new observations , taken by the european space agency , reveal many new details -- including a previously unseen jet from a young star . the original hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures . a united source told sportsmail : ` all the staff are all worried sick about it . some have left already because they ca n't wait . it 's out of order . they are all good people who work in there , and a lot of them do n't make much more than the minimum wage , and they can do without this . ` it seems as though nike are using them as scapegoats because they have lost the rights to adidas . you would think someone could just tell them they are going to be alright . ' united are yet to make an official announcement about the megastore after they kept hold of the rights as part of their huge deal with adidas . fred the red , who has been united 's official mascot since 1994 , with former manager sir alex ferguson . the popular old trafford mascot poses with former defender nemanja vidic in may 2014 . fred the red has been manchester united 's official mascot since 1994 and represents the club 's nickname , the red devils . he wears the no 55 shirt and entertains the crowd at old trafford before matches . it could prove to be a shrewd move given that they will not have to pay royalties on any items sold within the facility , which is based the east stand and attracts visitors from all over the globe . the jutting structures , along with the nearby star cluster , ngc 6611 , are parts of a star formation region called the eagle nebula , also known as messier 16 or m16 . the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 light-years away in the constellation of serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb- . most staff work in the store itself , although many work in the warehouse behind it . a nike spokesman revealed that talks were ongoing but failed to give any assurances . ` nike is in constant communication with manchester united on the transition of the store management to the club , ' they said . ` we are actively engaged in a consultation process with the store employees and have created an employee representation group for this specific purpose . ' united will head to the us for a summer tour and are expected to have to wear their existing nike kit . no agreement has been reached to end the deal early and manager louis van gaal is unlikely to want to see his side in action after august 1 - so close to the start of the new premier league season on august 8 . located in the eagle nebula , messier 16 , researchers used the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope -lrb- vlt -rrb- create the 3d view . the new study reports fresh evidence for two gestating stars in the left and middle pillars as well as a jet from a young star that had escaped attention up to now . for more stars to form in environments like the pillars of creation , it is a race against time as intense radiation from the powerful stars that are already shining continues to grind away at the pillars . by measuring the pillars of creation 's rate of evaporation , muse has given astronomers a time frame for when the pillars will be no more . they shed about 70 times the mass of the sun every million years or so . based on the their present mass of about 200 times that of the sun , the pillars of creation have an expected lifetime of perhaps three million more years . some scientists have put forward the theory that the pillars of creation were already killed by a neighboring supernova some 6,000 years ago . if this is the case , astronomers on earth wo n't know for another 1,000 years , when the light from the descruction reaches our planet . ` the original nasa/esa hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures , ' said esa . ' this view shows how the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope has created a three-dimensional view of the iconic pillars of creation in the star-forming region messier 16 . each pixel in the data corresponds to a spectrum . the ` slices ' of data correspond to some of the different chemical elements present . ` since then , these billowing clouds , which extend over a few light-years , have awed scientists and the public alike . ' the jutting structures , along with the nearby star cluster , ngc 6611 , are parts of a star formation region called the eagle nebula , also known as messier 16 or m16 . the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 light-years away in the constellation of serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb- . the pillars of creation are a classic example of the column-like shapes that develop in the giant clouds of gas and dust that are the birthplaces of new stars . the columns arise when immense , freshly formed blue -- white o and b stars give off intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds that blow away less dense materials from their vicinity . denser pockets of gas and dust , however , can resist this erosion for longer . behind such thicker dust pockets , material is shielded from the harsh , withering glare of o and b stars . the original nasa/esa hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago . this shielding creates dark ` tails ' or ` elephant trunks ' , which we see as the dusky body of a pillar , that point away from the brilliant stars . eso 's muse instrument on the very large telescope has now helped illustrate the ongoing evaporation of the pillars of creation in unprecedented detail , revealing their orientation . muse has shown that the tip of the left pillar is facing us , atop a pillar that is is actually situated behind ngc 6611 , unlike the other pillars . this tip is bearing the brunt of the radiation from ngc 6611 's stars , and as a result looks brighter to our eyes than the bottom left , middle and right pillars , whose tips are all pointed away from our view . astronomers hope to better understand how young o and b stars like those in ngc 6611 influence the formation of subsequent stars . a colour composite of the eagle nebula -lrb- m 16 -rrb- , where the pillars of creation are located . the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 light-years away in the constellation of serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb- .
mascot among dozen of staff concerned about their jobs . from august , adidas will replace nike as united 's kit supplier . workers at old trafford megastore offered no assurances about jobs . nike say they have entered into a consultation process with staff .
dozens of staff at manchester united 's megastore , including mascot fred the red , are sweating over their futures with the club 's world-record # 750m kit deal about to kick in . the pillars of creation are one of the most iconic images ever to be captured by the hubble space telescope . now , astronomers have produced the first complete three-dimensional view of these beautiful columns of interstellar gas and dust . on july 31 nike , who employ fred and a number of other workers at the old trafford shop , will see their agreement with the club expire . some claim they are being kept in the dark over whether they will be re-employed , blaming the us sportswear giants for the issue . manchester united mascot fred the red is among club megastore staff sweating over their jobs . a manchester united fan wearing an eric cantona shirt outside the old trafford megastore on sunday . however , nike say they are in constant communication with the club and have entered into a consultation process with the staff . the image , together with data collected by nasa , suggests these structures only have three million years left before they fade away - a relatively short time in cosmic terms . scroll down for video . the new observations , taken by the european space agency , reveal many new details -- including a previously unseen jet from a young star . the original hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures . a united source told sportsmail : ` all the staff are all worried sick about it . some have left already because they ca n't wait . it 's out of order . they are all good people who work in there , and a lot of them do n't make much more than the minimum wage , and they can do without this . ` it seems as though nike are using them as scapegoats because they have lost the rights to adidas . you would think someone could just tell them they are going to be alright . ' united are yet to make an official announcement about the megastore after they kept hold of the rights as part of their huge deal with adidas . fred the red , who has been united 's official mascot since 1994 , with former manager sir alex ferguson . the popular old trafford mascot poses with former defender nemanja vidic in may 2014 . fred the red has been manchester united 's official mascot since 1994 and represents the club 's nickname , the red devils . he wears the no 55 shirt and entertains the crowd at old trafford before matches . it could prove to be a shrewd move given that they will not have to pay royalties on any items sold within the facility , which is based the east stand and attracts visitors from all over the globe . the jutting structures , along with the nearby star cluster , ngc 6611 , are parts of a star formation region called the eagle nebula , also known as messier 16 or m16 . the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 light-years away in the constellation of serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb- . most staff work in the store itself , although many work in the warehouse behind it . a nike spokesman revealed that talks were ongoing but failed to give any assurances . ` nike is in constant communication with manchester united on the transition of the store management to the club , ' they said . ` we are actively engaged in a consultation process with the store employees and have created an employee representation group for this specific purpose . ' united will head to the us for a summer tour and are expected to have to wear their existing nike kit . no agreement has been reached to end the deal early and manager louis van gaal is unlikely to want to see his side in action after august 1 - so close to the start of the new premier league season on august 8 . located in the eagle nebula , messier 16 , researchers used the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope -lrb- vlt -rrb- create the 3d view . the new study reports fresh evidence for two gestating stars in the left and middle pillars as well as a jet from a young star that had escaped attention up to now . for more stars to form in environments like the pillars of creation , it is a race against time as intense radiation from the powerful stars that are already shining continues to grind away at the pillars . by measuring the pillars of creation 's rate of evaporation , muse has given astronomers a time frame for when the pillars will be no more . they shed about 70 times the mass of the sun every million years or so . based on the their present mass of about 200 times that of the sun , the pillars of creation have an expected lifetime of perhaps three million more years . some scientists have put forward the theory that the pillars of creation were already killed by a neighboring supernova some 6,000 years ago . if this is the case , astronomers on earth wo n't know for another 1,000 years , when the light from the descruction reaches our planet . ` the original nasa/esa hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures , ' said esa . ' this view shows how the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope has created a three-dimensional view of the iconic pillars of creation in the star-forming region messier 16 . each pixel in the data corresponds to a spectrum .
dozens of staff at manchester united 's megastore , including mascot fred the red , are sweating over their futures with the club 's world-record # 750m kit deal about to kick in . the pillars of creation are one of the most iconic images ever to be captured by the hubble space telescope . now , astronomers have produced the first complete three-dimensional view of these beautiful columns of interstellar gas and dust . on july 31 nike , who employ fred and a number of other workers at the old trafford shop , will see their agreement with the club expire . some claim they are being kept in the dark over whether they will be re-employed , blaming the us sportswear giants for the issue . manchester united mascot fred the red is among club megastore staff sweating over their jobs . a manchester united fan wearing an eric cantona shirt outside the old trafford megastore on sunday . however , nike say they are in constant communication with the club and have entered into a consultation process with the staff . the image , together with data collected by nasa , suggests these structures only have three million years left before they fade away - a relatively short time in cosmic terms . scroll down for video . the new observations , taken by the european space agency , reveal many new details -- including a previously unseen jet from a young star . the original hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures . a united source told sportsmail : ` all the staff are all worried sick about it . some have left already because they ca n't wait . it 's out of order . they are all good people who work in there , and a lot of them do n't make much more than the minimum wage , and they can do without this . ` it seems as though nike are using them as scapegoats because they have lost the rights to adidas . you would think someone could just tell them they are going to be alright . ' united are yet to make an official announcement about the megastore after they kept hold of the rights as part of their huge deal with adidas . fred the red , who has been united 's official mascot since 1994 , with former manager sir alex ferguson . the popular old trafford mascot poses with former defender nemanja vidic in may 2014 . fred the red has been manchester united 's official mascot since 1994 and represents the club 's nickname , the red devils . he wears the no 55 shirt and entertains the crowd at old trafford before matches . it could prove to be a shrewd move given that they will not have to pay royalties on any items sold within the facility , which is based the east stand and attracts visitors from all over the globe . the jutting structures , along with the nearby star cluster , ngc 6611 , are parts of a star formation region called the eagle nebula , also known as messier 16 or m16 . the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 light-years away in the constellation of serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb- . most staff work in the store itself , although many work in the warehouse behind it . a nike spokesman revealed that talks were ongoing but failed to give any assurances . ` nike is in constant communication with manchester united on the transition of the store management to the club , ' they said . ` we are actively engaged in a consultation process with the store employees and have created an employee representation group for this specific purpose . ' united will head to the us for a summer tour and are expected to have to wear their existing nike kit . no agreement has been reached to end the deal early and manager louis van gaal is unlikely to want to see his side in action after august 1 - so close to the start of the new premier league season on august 8 . located in the eagle nebula , messier 16 , researchers used the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope -lrb- vlt -rrb- create the 3d view . the new study reports fresh evidence for two gestating stars in the left and middle pillars as well as a jet from a young star that had escaped attention up to now . for more stars to form in environments like the pillars of creation , it is a race against time as intense radiation from the powerful stars that are already shining continues to grind away at the pillars . by measuring the pillars of creation 's rate of evaporation , muse has given astronomers a time frame for when the pillars will be no more . they shed about 70 times the mass of the sun every million years or so . based on the their present mass of about 200 times that of the sun , the pillars of creation have an expected lifetime of perhaps three million more years . some scientists have put forward the theory that the pillars of creation were already killed by a neighboring supernova some 6,000 years ago . if this is the case , astronomers on earth wo n't know for another 1,000 years , when the light from the descruction reaches our planet . ` the original nasa/esa hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures , ' said esa . ' this view shows how the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope has created a three-dimensional view of the iconic pillars of creation in the star-forming region messier 16 . each pixel in the data corresponds to a spectrum .
dozens staff manchester united 's megastore, including mascot fred the red, are sweating their futures with the club 's world-record # 750 kit deal about kick the pillars creation one ever captured the hubble space telescope. now, astronomers produced these beautiful columns. on july 31 nike, who employ fred and a number other workers at the old trafford shop, will see their agreement club expire. some claim they being kept over whether reemployed, blaming the us sportswear giants. manchester united mascot fred the red is among club megastore staff sweating their jobs. a manchester united fan wearing an eric cantona shirt outside the old trafford megastore on sunday. however, nike say in constant communication entered a consultation process the staff. the image, together data collected nasa suggests these structures only three million years fade - a relatively short time cosmic terms. scroll. the new observations, taken, reveal many new details -- a previously unseen jet from a young star. the original hubble space telescope image the famous pillars creation was two immediately its most famous and evocative pictures. a united source told sportsmail : ` all the staff all worried sick. some have left already because ca n't wait. it 's out order. they all good people work there, do n't make more can without this. ` it seems as nike are using them scapegoats because lost the rights adidas. you would someone could tell going alright. ' united are yet make the megastore after they kept hold as their huge deal adidas. fred the red, who united 's official mascot 1994 with former manager sir alex ferguson the popular old trafford mascot poses former defender nemanja vidic in may. fred the red has manchester united 's official mascot 1994 represents the club 's nickname, the red devils. he wears the no 55 shirt entertains old trafford before matches. it could prove given they will royalties any items within the facility, based the east stand and attracts visitors the jutting structures, along the nearby star cluster ngc 6611 are parts a star formation region eagle also messier 16 or m16 the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb-. most staff work the store itself, although many work behind a nike spokesman revealed talks but failed give any assurances. ` nike is in constant communication manchester united on the transition the store management the club, ' they ` we actively a consultation process the store employees have created an employee representation group this specific purpose. ' united will head the us for a summer tour are expected have to wear their existing nike kit. no agreement has end early and manager louis van gaal unlikely want in after august 1 - so close on august. located the eagle nebula, messier 16 researchers used the muse instrument eso 's very large telescope -lrb- vlt -rrb- create the 3d view. the new study reports fresh evidence two gestating stars the left and middle pillars as a jet from had escaped attention up now. for more stars to form environments the pillars creation, it a race as intense radiation the powerful stars that already shining continues grind away the pillars. by measuring the pillars creation 's rate, muse has given astronomers a time frame the pillars no. they shed about 70 times the mass every million or. based the their present mass about 200 times that, the pillars creation an expected lifetime perhaps three million more years some scientists put the pillars creation already killed a neighboring supernova some. if this, astronomers on earth wo n't for, when the light the descruction reaches ` the original nasa/esa hubble space telescope image the famous pillars creation was two immediately its most famous and evocative pictures, ' said esa. ' this view shows the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope created the iconic pillars creation messier 16. each pixel corresponds a spectrum. the ` slices of data correspond some the different chemical elements present. ` since then, these billowing clouds, which extend a few light-years awed scientists ' the jutting structures, along the nearby star cluster ngc 6611 parts a star formation region eagle also messier 16 or m16 the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb-. the pillars creation a classic example the column-like shapes develop the giant clouds gas the birthplaces new stars. the columns arise when immense, freshly blue -- white o and b stars give intense ultraviolet radiation stellar winds blow less dense materials from their vicinity. denser pockets of gas dust, however, can resist this erosion for longer. behind such thicker dust pockets, material shielded the harsh, withering glare o and b stars the original nasa/esa hubble space telescope image the famous pillars creation was two. this shielding creates dark ` tails or ` elephant trunks, we see the dusky body a pillar, that point away the brilliant stars eso 's muse instrument on the very large telescope has now helped illustrate the ongoing evaporation the pillars creation unprecedented detail, revealing their orientation. muse has shown the tip the left pillar facing us, atop a pillar is actually situated behind ngc 6611 unlike. this tip bearing the brunt the radiation ngc 6611 's stars, as looks brighter to the bottom left, middle and right pillars whose tips all pointed away our view astronomers hope better young o and stars like those ngc 6611 influence subsequent stars. a colour composite the eagle nebula -lrb- m 16 -rrb-, where the pillars creation located. the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb-.
dozens of staff at manchester united 's megastore , including mascot fred the red , are sweating over their futures with the club 's world-record # 750m kit deal about to kick in . the pillars of creation are one of the most iconic images ever to be captured by the hubble space telescope . now , astronomers have produced the first complete three-dimensional view of these beautiful columns of interstellar gas and dust . on july 31 nike , who employ fred and a number of other workers at the old trafford shop , will see their agreement with the club expire . some claim they are being kept in the dark over whether they will be re-employed , blaming the us sportswear giants for the issue . manchester united mascot fred the red is among club megastore staff sweating over their jobs . a manchester united fan wearing an eric cantona shirt outside the old trafford megastore on sunday . however , nike say they are in constant communication with the club and have entered into a consultation process with the staff . the image , together with data collected by nasa , suggests these structures only have three million years left before they fade away - a relatively short time in cosmic terms . scroll down for video . the new observations , taken by the european space agency , reveal many new details -- including a previously unseen jet from a young star . the original hubble space telescope image of the famous pillars of creation was taken two decades ago and immediately became one of its most famous and evocative pictures . a united source told sportsmail : ` all the staff are all worried sick about it . some have left already because they ca n't wait . it 's out of order . they are all good people who work in there , and a lot of them do n't make much more than the minimum wage , and they can do without this . ` it seems as though nike are using them as scapegoats because they have lost the rights to adidas . you would think someone could just tell them they are going to be alright . ' united are yet to make an official announcement about the megastore after they kept hold of the rights as part of their huge deal with adidas . fred the red , who has been united 's official mascot since 1994 , with former manager sir alex ferguson . the popular old trafford mascot poses with former defender nemanja vidic in may 2014 . fred the red has been manchester united 's official mascot since 1994 and represents the club 's nickname , the red devils . he wears the no 55 shirt and entertains the crowd at old trafford before matches . it could prove to be a shrewd move given that they will not have to pay royalties on any items sold within the facility , which is based the east stand and attracts visitors from all over the globe . the jutting structures , along with the nearby star cluster , ngc 6611 , are parts of a star formation region called the eagle nebula , also known as messier 16 or m16 . the nebula and its associated objects are located about 7000 light-years away in the constellation of serpens -lrb- the serpent -rrb- . most staff work in the store itself , although many work in the warehouse behind it . a nike spokesman revealed that talks were ongoing but failed to give any assurances . ` nike is in constant communication with manchester united on the transition of the store management to the club , ' they said . ` we are actively engaged in a consultation process with the store employees and have created an employee representation group for this specific purpose . ' united will head to the us for a summer tour and are expected to have to wear their existing nike kit . no agreement has been reached to end the deal early and manager louis van gaal is unlikely to want to see his side in action after august 1 - so close to the start of the new premier league season on august 8 . located in the eagle nebula , messier 16 , researchers used the muse instrument on eso 's very large telescope -lrb- vlt -rrb- create the 3d view . the new study reports fresh evidence for two gestating stars in the left and middle pillars
 The text appears to be discussing Manchester United's megastore, Fred the Red, and his role in the club's history. It mentions how he was employed by Nike, worked at the Old Trafford shop, and became an iconic figure associated with the team. The text also touches on his agreement with the club, which expired, and how he is now working as a consultant. Additionally, it discusses the creation of a three-dimensional view of the famous pillars of creation, which were taken by NASA, and how this image has been used in various contexts.