NASA spots a massive 'Christmas tree' in space

Image Source : Google 22/12/2023 Author: Akash

NASA scientists have seen an amazing image of a Christmas tree in space.

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It looks like a cosmic tree with strings of flashing lights.

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Since this picture surfaced, everyone is shocked and is sharing it.

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NASA scientists said that the telescope has captured an image of NGC 2264.

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Which is a group of young stars aged between one and five million years.

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NASA has named this Christmas Tree Cluster as NGC 2264.

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Its distance from Earth is about 2,500 light years which is in the Milky Way.

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According to NASA, the stars in NGC 2264 are both smaller and larger than the Sun.

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