Follow Orion’s three belt stars southeast (down and to the left) to Sirius in Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky.

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A Christmas Tree-shaped star cluster inside NGC 2264 reveals active star formation 2,700 light-years from Earth.

The final day of the annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar shows a new view of one of the most famous deep-space images of ...

The NGC 2264 is a vast stellar complex located in the Monoceros constellation, about 2,600 light-years away. It includes two ...

Just in time for Christmas, a vast star-forming region shaped like a Christmas tree is lighting up space 2,700 light-years ...

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree.

The hours following sunset on Dec. 25 offer a wealth of naked-eye astronomy targets that can put even the most glitzy Christmas lights to shame, especially when viewed from a dark sky location.

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