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In time for Christmas, NASA has released new images of a ‘Christmas Tree’ and ‘Christmas Wreath’ that are thousands of light years from our solar system.
2,500 light years from Earth, a “Christmas tree” floats in space. Many orders of magnitude larger than any tree on our planet, this one is made up of young stars that are estimated to be between 1 to 5 million years old.
NASA released a new image of the Christmas Tree Cluster (which it first revealed last year) to the public for Christmas.
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2,500 light years from Earth, a “Christmas tree” floats in space. Many orders of magnitude larger than any tree on our planet, this one is made up of young stars that are estimated to be between 1 to 5 million years old.
NASA released a new image of the Christmas Tree Cluster (which it first revealed last year) to the public for Christmas.
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NASA reveals our galaxy’s ‘Christmas Tree’ star cluster!
In time for Christmas, NASA has released new images of a ‘Christmas Tree’ and ‘Christmas Wreath’ that are thousands of light years from our solar system.
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