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.

The Christmas Tree Cluster is part of NGC 2264 and is 2,500 light-years from Earth. Stars in this cluster range in mass from about 7 to 0.1 times the mass of our sun.

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 said that a telescope captured an image of NGC 2264, which is a cluster of young stars aged between one and five million years old. NGC 2264 — also known as the "Christmas Tree Cluster ...

But upon closer inspection, those little lights aren't only stars, but also entire galaxies that are far beyond the star cluster. (The cluster itself is some 200,000 light-years from Earth.) NGC ...

Space is wishing Earth a Merry Christmas from 2,500 light-years away! A NASA telescope combined with data from an X-ray gave a special present for the holidays. Although the star cluster is older ...

A new image posted Tuesday by NASA shows the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” also known by its official name of NGC 2264. Skip to content. Wiregrass Gives Back. Silent Heroes Of The Wiregrass.

But upon closer inspection, those little lights aren't only stars, but also entire galaxies that are far beyond the star cluster. (The cluster itself is some 200,000 light-years from Earth.) ...

(CBS NEWS) - Your living room isn’t the only place housing a large green Christmas tree with sparkling lights this year. NASA has found a spot in space with its own glowing cosmic tree for the ...

A new image posted Tuesday by NASA shows the “Christmas Tree Cluster,” also known by its official name of NGC 2264.