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NASA's festive cosmic snapshot unveils star cluster secretsNGC 602 is a unique cluster of young, hot blue stars. As NASA reports, "The green hues and feathery edges of the ring cloud create the appearance of a wreath made of evergreen boughs.
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NASA missions spot cosmic 'wreath' displaying stellar circle of lifeLike NGC 602, NGC 2264 is a cluster of young stars between one and five million years old. (For comparison, the sun is a middle-aged star about 5 billion years old—about 1,000 times older.) ...
In comparison, our Sun is thought to be around 4.6 billion years old. Nasa also released this picture of star cluster NGC 602 - which looks like a Christmas wreath. NGC 602 lies on the outskirts ...
NGC 602: This bright open cluster of stars is located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) which is a satellite galaxy to the Milky Way. Thanks For Reading!
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