Stargazers are in for a treat this December with the Christmas Tree Cluster (NGC 2264), a stunning formation of young stars ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years from Earth.

The NGC 2264 is a vast stellar complex located in the Monoceros constellation, about 2,600 light-years away. It includes two ...

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.

As December nights grow longer, one of the season’s most fitting sights rises high in the evening sky: NGC 2264, better known ...

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Near last week’s night sky poinsettia is another holiday-themed star cluster named the Christmas Tree Cluster, or officially NGC2264. Binoculars will find the Christmas Tree Star Cluster with its ...

The Christmas Tree Star Cluster is an open star cluster located in the constellation Monoceros 2,300 light years away from Earth. Christmas is upon us and the sky celebrates this holiday with the ...

Posts claiming a celestial "smiley face” will light up the night sky over Christmas aren't true. But the Christmas Tree ...

Newborn stars, hidden behind thick dust, are revealed in this image of a section of the so-called Christmas Tree Cluster from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. The newly revealed infant stars appear as ...

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