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Cosmic Christmas tree: Star cluster 2,700 light-years away shows active star formation

Astronomers are drawing attention to a Christmas Tree-shaped cluster of stars glowing inside one of the Milky Way’s most ...

A Cosmic Christmas Tree Lights Up the Milky Way

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years ...
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The Christmas Tree Cluster is lighting up the sky tonight, here’s how and when to see it!

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

Meet the remarkable nebula shaped like a Christmas tree

The NGC 2264 is a vast stellar complex located in the Monoceros constellation, about 2,600 light-years away. It includes two ...
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A Christmas tree 80 light-years wide appears in space

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

'Smiley face' moon isn't happening, but see Christmas Tree Cluster instead

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