NASA Finds Cluster Of Young Stars That Looks Exactly Like A “Cosmic Christmas Tree”
On the first day of Christmas, NASA gave to me, a star cluster like a Christmas tree. On Tuesday (December 19), NASA published an image of a star cluster, known as NGC 2264, which has since been named the “Christmas Tree Cluster”. HighlightsNASA released an image of star cluster NGC 2264, dubbed the ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’.The cluster resembles a cosmic Christmas tree with ages of stars between 1-5 million years.Located about 2,500 light-years away, NGC 2264’s stars vary from less than a tenth to seven solar masses....