A “Christmas tree cluster” of stars is captivating astronomers and stargazers alike. NASA on Tuesday released a composite image of the star cluster, which they said “enhances the resemblance ...

A composite image of the star cluster makes NGC 2264 look like a Christmas tree, NASA said, with a bright green glow and what looks like blue and white sparkling lights.

NASA said the Christmas Tree Cluster, whose stars’ ages range between 1 and 5 million years old, is located in the Milky Way approximately 2,500 light-years away from Earth. NASA.

Around this time last year, NASA released an image of NGC 2264, another star cluster known for its resemblance to holiday greenery which was aptly named "Christmas tree cluster." ...

NGC 2264, known as the "Christmas Tree Cluster," is a group of young stars in our Milky Way about 2,500 light years away from Earth, according to NASA.

The new image of the star cluster, formally named NGC 2264, has been rotated 160 degrees to show the shape of a Christmas tree with the glow of ornament-like lights that are actually the emission ...

Optical data of the Christmas Tree Cluster was also taken from the National Science Foundation’s WIYN 0.9-meter telescope on Kitt Peak, and that data shows the gas in the nebula in a beautiful ...

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According to the space agency, the cluster, officially known as NGC 2264, is a group of young stars in the Milky Way that is approximately 2,500 light years away from Earth. MORE: NASA telescope ...

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