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.

Our @ChandraXray Observatory recently spotted the blue-and-white lights that decorate the "Christmas Tree Cluster," a swarm of stars and gas some 2,500 light-years from Earth: https://t.co ...

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 ...

The festive holiday came early for the star cluster, which is 2,500 light-years away! Space is wishing Earth a Merry Christmas from 2,500 light ... tree, with glowing lights of blue and white ...

The festive holiday came early for the star cluster, which is 2,500 light-years away! Space is wishing Earth a Merry Christmas from 2,500 light ... tree, with glowing lights of blue and white ...

A dazzling green tree with seemingly sparkling blue and white lights was found in the Milky Way and is a formation of young stars - some bigger than the sun.

The festive holiday came early for the star cluster, which is 2,500 light-years away! Space is wishing Earth a Merry Christmas from 2,500 light ... tree, with glowing lights of blue and white ...

The festive holiday came early for the star cluster, which is 2,500 light-years away! Space is wishing Earth a Merry Christmas from 2,500 light-years away!