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science1 month ago•9 min saved

Webb Telescope Reveals Finer Details of the Lion Nebula and Its Dying Star

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured new infrared images of the Lion Nebula (NGC 2392) using its NIRCam and MIRI instruments, revealing clearer dust clumps and ionized gas around the dying star at the center. The infrared view, clearer than previous Hubble shots, shows how the gas and dust shell around a white dwarf is shaping the nebula over thousands of years as the star sheds its outer layers.

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space1 month ago•157 min saved

JWST Unveils Lion Nebula’s Infrared Mane in New Image

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released a new infrared image of the Lion Nebula (NGC 2392), revealing a glowing purple gas ‘mane’ surrounding a white-dwarf core. The view, built from JWST’s NIRCam and MIRI data, shows details unseen in prior images and confirms the nebula will continue to expand, with the lion’s face potentially fading over roughly 10,000 years. The central nose-like purple spot marks the dying star’s remnant powering the nebula.

via Space|

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