NEW ORLEANS — Several local programs aimed at making the Christmas season more eco-friendly are back this year. The Audubon Nature Institute is collecting strings of lights as part of the Lights for ...

Astronomers are drawing attention to a Christmas Tree-shaped cluster of stars glowing inside one of the Milky Way’s most active stellar nurseries. Known as the Cosmic Christmas Tree, the cluster sits ...

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree. Known as NGC 2264, this distant star-forming region sits about 2,700 light ...

Santa Claus and his reindeer are on their way to billions of homes around the world as he delivers presents for Christmas. After weeks of preparation at the workshop, Father Christmas has departed ...

The spirit of Christmas is here, gifts and wishes are pouring in, and the joy of the holidays has taken over. Amid the choirs and carols of the holiday, Nasa shared its celestial greetings, ...

Arrayed with a simple triangular outline above S Monocerotis, the stars of NGC 2264 are popularly known as the Christmas Tree star cluster. Image Credit & Copyright ...

Glowing clouds of gas and dust form the Christmas Tree cluster in the star-forming region NGC 2264, where newborn stars light up the surrounding nebula like celestial ornaments. The Cone Nebula crowns ...

As Orion and Gemini rise in the east after dark, they carry between them the lesser-known constellation Monoceros. Within this star pattern is our target for tonight: the festive Christmas Tree ...

Viral social media posts claiming a celestial "smiley face" will appear on Christmas are false. The "smiley face" illusion is an optical effect caused by the alignment of a crescent Moon and two ...

If you’ve seen posts claiming a celestial "smiley face” will light up the night sky over Christmas, don’t get your hopes up — it’s not actually happening. Viral photos circulating on social media, ...

As December nights grow longer, one of the season’s most fitting sights rises high in the evening sky: NGC 2264, better known as the Christmas Tree Cluster. Located about 2,500 light-years away in the ...

Illinois knows how to light up December nights. From Chicago’s lakefront to small-town squares downstate, cities across the state compete to dazzle visitors with millions of bulbs, synchronized ...