New images captured by two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space telescopes are helping to bring excitement to the Christmas season.
New images captured by two National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space telescopes are helping to bring excitement to the Christmas season.
One photo shows a collection of stars floating in green light, like a Christmas tree, and the other photo shows stars forming a dwarf galaxy like powder falling in a snow globe.
One photo shows a collection of stars floating in green light, like a Christmas tree, and the other photo shows stars forming a dwarf galaxy like powder falling in a snow globe.
このうちチャンドラX線観測衛星が撮影した天体は、地球から約2500光年離れた「NGC2264」
The celestial object photographed by the Chandra X-ray observation satellite is NGC 2264, which is approximately 2,500 light years away from Earth.
The celestial object photographed by the Chandra X-ray observation satellite is NGC 2264, which is approximately 2,500 light years away from Earth.
It is a collection of young stars, also known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, and is surrounded by a glowing green gaseous nebula, resembling an illuminated Christmas tree.
It is a collection of young stars, also known as the Christmas Tree Cluster, and is surrounded by a glowing green gaseous nebula, resembling an illuminated Christmas tree.