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Lion Nebula roars to life for Webb

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Lion Nebula roars to life for Webb

European Space Agency · Official source · Aug 10, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

Image: Observing across the starry “plains” of space, the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has taken images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope previously viewed this planetary nebula in 2000, imaging the lion face-shaped target in visible light and revealing features such as the “mane” of hazy, comet-shaped…