A "Christmas tree cluster" of stars captured by NASA is captivating astronomers and stargazers alike. 24/7 Live Philadelphia Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Welcome, Mickey ...

The galaxy clusters, which scientists expect will combine at point to form an even larger cluster, is located about 4.3 billion light years from Earth, according to NASA.

The Christmas Tree Cluster actually has a crimson hue to it (Picture: Dr Jean Dean/SWNS) NGC 2264 is made up of two giant astronomical objects: the not-at-all-figuratively named Cone Nebula and ...

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 ...