NASA this week released a new image of a celestial formation known as the "Christmas Tree Cluster." The stars appear to form the glowing shape of a tree. | CBS Sunday Morning

#reels #reelsvideo #space #galaxy #universe #cosmos #astronomy This video shows an artist’s impression of the formation of a galaxy cluster in the early Universe. The galaxies are vigorously forming new stars and interacting with each other. Such a scene closely resembles the Spiderweb Galaxy (formally known as MRC 1138-262) and its surroundings, which is one of the best-studied protoclusters. Credit:ESO/M. Kornmesser/Theofanis Matsopoulos | Deepspace

Galactic clusters, the largest known gravitationally bound structures in the cosmos, represent awe-inspiring conglomerates of galaxies that are interconnected by the force of gravity. These vast cosmic assemblies, numbering in the thousands to tens of thousands of galaxies, serve as the fundamental building blocks of the universe on the grandest scales. Encompassing a diverse array of galaxy types, sizes, and shapes, galactic clusters provide crucial insights into the distribution and evolution