It's a cosmic Christmas! NASA just released new images of a nearby star cluster that resembles a wreath and another that looks like a Christmas tree. The wreath-like cluster is actually named "NGC ...

The stars are surrounded by swirls of gas, which look like pine needles of an evergreen tree. They are green because they represent the light in the visible spectrum, according to NASA.

Christmas is here, and so are brand new images of some of the most beautiful holiday-inspired celestial views in the visible ...

His optical data have been combined with X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory to create this beautiful Christmas tree-like image of NGC 2264, showcasing not only the stars themselves ...

It's not just here on Earth where things are turning festive - Nasa has snapped a picture of a Christmas tree in space! The US Space Agency released an image of NGC 2264, a group of young stars ...

Stranded NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams has followers scratching their heads over a festive new photo that shows the space travelers getting into the holiday spirit lightyears away from earth.

"Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized the cycle of life, death, and rebirth," NASA said in a statement. "It is fitting then that one of the best places for astronomers to learn more about the ...

the “Christmas Tree Cluster”. Astronomers have released new “Christmas Tree Cluster” images using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Arriving just in time for the holidays, they show the ...