Hubble Telescope Captures 'Holiday Globe of Stars', NASA Discovers 'Christmas Tree Cluster'

The dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 8091 and the young star cluster NGC 2264 light up the cosmos, resembling festive decorations in the Milky Way.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image of the dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 8091, which is lit up more than the house that belongs to the Christmas light fanatic in your hometown.
The galaxy is a collection of approximately 1 billion stars, and the interplay of energy and matter bubbles within the galaxy create what almost looks like festive string lights.
NASA also discovered NGC 2264, a cluster of young stars that uncannily resembles the shape of a Christmas tree surrounded by bright lights. The "Christmas Tree Cluster" is located in the Milky Way, approximately 2,500 light-years away from Earth.
The stars in NGC 2264 are both smaller and larger than the Sun, ranging from some with less than a tenth the mass of the Sun to others containing about seven solar masses.
The stars in this cluster are between one and five million years old, compared to the Sun’s age of 5 billion years old. Young stars are volatile and produce strong flares in X-rays and other types of light.