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combined image of planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, against the black background of space. The nebula is at center, circular in shape, and looks like a male lion\u2019s head. In the center is a small, pinkish-white circle with eight-point diffraction spikes, a white dwarf star. Surrounding the star are purple-pink cavernous bubbles and shell-like rings. The bubbles and shells collectively form an oval with two small, wide arcs near the top, reminiscent of a lion\u2019s face and its ears. What appears to be extended outward from the lion\u2019s face is a thick ring of purple-blue material. The width of the ring is consistent throughout and resembles a mane. The area closest to the lion\u2019s face looks cloudy, while the edges of the mane look like there are clumps of dust with comet-like tails. In the background are distant galaxies and stars. Some galaxies are yellow and orange points of light and others have spiral structures. Some stars have diffraction spikes.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=3505&#038;h=3505&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 3505w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=150&#038;h=150&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 150w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=300&#038;h=300&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=768&#038;h=768&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=1024&#038;h=1024&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=1536&#038;h=1536&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=2048&#038;h=2048&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2048w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=50&#038;h=50&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=100&#038;h=100&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 100w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=200&#038;h=200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=400&#038;h=400&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=600&#038;h=600&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=900&#038;h=900&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=1200&#038;h=1200&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/missions\/webb\/science\/2026\/08\/STScI-01KX6D0XBHSYP7Q1EM5QTC43RP.png?w=2000&#038;h=2000&#038;fit=crop&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3505px) 100vw, 3505px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3\">JWST Images The Lion&#8217;s Head Nebula<\/h1>\n<div class=\"grid-row media-detail-hero__content-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<p class=\"p-md margin-0 media-detail-hero__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>Explanation:<\/strong> Are we looking at the future of our <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/sun\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a>? The <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/\" rel=\"noopener\">James Webb Space Telescope<\/a> captured <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/missions\/webb\/lion-nebula-roars-to-life-with-nasas-webb\/\" rel=\"noopener\">today\u2019s composite image<\/a> of the Lion\u2019s Head Nebula (<a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2020-february-16-ngc-2392-double-shelled-planetary-nebula\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NGC 2392<\/a>) with its <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/nircam\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NIRCam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/webb\/mid-infrared-instrument-miri\/\" rel=\"noopener\">MIRI<\/a> instruments. The Lion\u2019s Head Nebula is the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/asset\/webb\/life-cycles-of-sun-like-and-massive-stars\/\" rel=\"noopener\">remnant of a Sun-like star<\/a>. This star was unable to sustain the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/universe\/stars\/#life\" rel=\"noopener\">nuclear fusion<\/a> in its core needed to remain stable. It began to shed layers of gas and dust into space, forming this <a href=\"https:\/\/esahubble.org\/wordbank\/planetary-nebula\/\" rel=\"noopener\">planetary nebula<\/a>. A hot stellar core, called a <a href=\"https:\/\/imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov\/science\/objects\/dwarfs1.html\" rel=\"noopener\">white dwarf<\/a>, is left behind within the lion\u2019s nose. Do not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DVRSVzOjDXp\/\" rel=\"noopener\">boop<\/a> this nose! Intense radiation from the white dwarf is <a href=\"https:\/\/astronomy.swin.edu.au\/cosmos\/*\/Ionisation\" rel=\"noopener\">ionizing<\/a> the gas as it expands, creating the irregular bubble that makes up the lion\u2019s face. <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-august-4-2026-curious-cometary-knots-in-the-helix-nebula\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Dust clumps<\/a> that have survived the white dwarf\u2019s radiation and a cloud of ionized gas make up the lion\u2019s mane. This <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/image-article\/apod-2000-january-24-ngc-2392-from-the-newly-fixed-hubble\/\" rel=\"noopener\">new and more detailed view<\/a> of the nebula will help humanity learn more about how the gas and dust interact with each other and the white dwarf radiation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tomorrow\u2019s picture:<\/strong> a waterfall of light\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block desktop:grid-col-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 margin-top-3 desktop:margin-top-0\">\n<table class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-table width-full\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Date:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 26, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Credit:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImage: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">Authors &#038; editors:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tKeighley Rockcliffe, Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"media-detail-hero__meta-row\">\n<th scope=\"row\" class=\"label padding-y-1\">A service of:<\/th>\n<td class=\"p-sm padding-y-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/science.gsfc.nasa.gov\/astrophysics\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">ASD<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers\/goddard\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">GSFC<\/a>,<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/learn\/about-science-activation\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">NASA Science Activation<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtu.edu\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Tech. 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