Look At This Spectacular Twinkling ‘Christmas Tree’ Spotted In Outer Space!
By Carolyn McArdle
December 21, 2023
It turns out Christmas isn’t just celebrated here on Earth!
NASA astronomers are sharing a new image of NGC 2264, charmingly nicknamed the “Christmas Tree Cluster.”
This jolly celestial phenomenon, located about 2,500 light-years away in our Milky Way Galaxy, resembles a Christmas tree adorned with stellar lights, providing an exciting holiday treat for space enthusiasts!
It's beginning to look a lot like cosmos. 🎶
— NASA (@NASA) December 19, 2023
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/VT2WaLgp77 pic.twitter.com/HrnrmxRyd7