Lion Nebula Roars to Life With NASA’s Webb - NASA Science

Webb Space Telescope Helps a Cosmic Lion Roar Life

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured beautiful new photos of the Lion Nebula, NGC 2392, demonstrating its imaging prowess compared to the venerable Hubble Space Telescope.

Look: NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Striking New Images That Bring the ‘Lion Nebula’ Roaring to Life

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A White Dwarf Sculpts the Lion’s Face in Webb’s New Infrared View

Astronomers have long known NGC 2392 by several names, yet the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope make the Lion Nebula nickname feel newly earned. Released today, the views combine near-infrared light from NIRCam and mid-infrared light from MIRI to show a planetary nebula roughly 5,000 light-years away in the constellation Gemini. What [...]

Close-up: The Lion Nebula—NGC 2392 in Gemini | James Webb Space Telescope

Close-up: The Lion Nebula—NGC 2392 in Gemini | James Webb Space TelescopeThe James Webb Space Telescope recently imaged planetary nebula NGC 2392. It is nicknamed the Lion Nebula due to its distinct shape. This near- and mid-infrared composite image reveals the complex structure of the nebula—the remains of a dying star. The stellar core, also known as a white dwarf, is located at the center and looks like the button nose of the lion.Distance fr…