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Just in time for Christmas, NASA spotted a star ... creating the appearance of a wreath. Stars shine shades of blue, gold, white, orange and red, reminiscent of festive lights.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope teamed up for a radiant view of a "cosmic wreath ... purple, blue and white. The green and violet bits of the composite image ...

"Since antiquity, wreaths have symbolized ... some 2,500 light-years from Earth. The Christmas tree image combines Chandra data (red, purple, blue, and white) with optical data (green and violet ...