"NASA's Festive Find: Glowing 'Christmas Tree Cluster' Shines in the Cosmos"
TL;DR
NASA has discovered a cluster of young stars called NGC 2264, also known as the "Christmas Tree Cluster," located in the Milky Way approximately 2,500 light-years from Earth. The cluster resembles a Christmas tree, with a green glow representing gas and blue and white sparkles representing young stars emitting X-rays. This discovery comes shortly after the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope revealed a "Christmas Tree Galaxy Cluster" 4.3 billion light-years away, providing detailed views of the universe and showcasing an ancient star believed to have existed 11 billion years ago.
- NASA discovers "Christmas Tree Cluster" of stars glowing in space: "It's beginning to look a lot like cosmos" CBS News
- It's Christmastime in the Cosmos The New York Times
- Sprightly Stars Illuminate ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’ NASA
- NGC 2264: Telescopes illuminate 'Christmas tree cluster' Phys.org
- Daily Telescope: A colorful Christmas tree in the night sky Ars Technica
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