It's a cosmic Christmas! NASA just released new images of a nearby star cluster that resembles a wreath and another that looks like a Christmas tree. The wreath-like cluster is actually named "NGC 602 ...

NASA described that the stars appear in blue and white lights because of the X-rays they give off, which the Chandra X-ray ...

"These X-rays are powered by winds flowing from the young, massive stars that are sprinkled throughout the cluster," 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." Data collected ...

His optical data have been combined with X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory to create this beautiful Christmas tree-like image of NGC 2264, showcasing not only the stars themselves ...

Christmas is here, and so are brand new images of some of the most beautiful holiday-inspired celestial views in the visible ...