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 ...

NASA released an image from the Milky Way of a star cluster resembling a Christmas tree mere days away from Christmas Day. The photo of NGC 2264 has been given the name "Christmas Tree cluster ...

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 found another holiday-themed star cluster last year Officially called NGC 2264, the "Christmas tree cluster" is located about 2,500 lightyears Earth in our own Milky Way galaxy.

NASA said, for comparison, the Sun is a middle-aged star about five billion years old. The new Christmas tree cluster image combines Chandra data with optical data from astrophotographer Michael ...

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NASA releases ‘Christmas Tree’ star images in time for the holidays. December 23, 2023. 2 min. A rendering of the NGC 2264 as captured by telescopes from NASA and the National Science Foundation.

NASA has released a slew of pictures of the "Christmas star," a celestial event where the two largest planets in the solar system, Jupiter and Saturn, form what looks like a double planet.

With this year’s winter solstice comes more than just confirmation of our already-cold weather and ever-fleeting daylight: The rare “Christmas Star” will be visible for the first time in 800 ...

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