A composite image of the star cluster makes NGC 2264 look like a Christmas tree, NASA said, with a bright green glow and what looks like blue and white sparkling lights.

According to the space agency, the cluster, officially known as NGC 2264, is a group of young stars in the Milky Way that is approximately 2,500 light years away from Earth.

Stars appear to flow out like water from this stunning image of globular cluster M2. The image was taken by astrophotographer Ron Brecher from Guelph, Ontario in September 2013 and recently shared ...

It is embedded in a star-forming nebula called NGC 3603, a cloud of gas and dust with enough material to form 400,000 stars like the Sun. Watch a video zooming in on the star cluster’s location ...

Stars from the NGC 2264 cluster have a triangle-shaped base and stems extending out, resembling the popular spruce that’s become a holiday staple. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

NASA releases an image of "The Christmas Tree Cluster", a new grouping of stars that appears to form the shape of a green-hued Christmas tree.

A dazzling green tree with seemingly sparkling blue and white lights was found in the Milky Way and is a formation of young stars - some bigger than the sun.