[NASA] APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula

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JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula

Explanation: Are we looking at the future of our

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? The

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captured

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of the Lion’s Head Nebula (

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) with its

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instruments. The Lion’s Head Nebula is the

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. This star was unable to sustain the

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in its core needed to remain stable. It began to shed layers of gas and dust into space, forming this

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. A hot stellar core, called a

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, is left behind within the lion’s nose. Do not

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this nose! Intense radiation from the white dwarf is

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the gas as it expands, creating the irregular bubble that makes up the lion’s face.

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that have survived the white dwarf’s radiation and a cloud of ionized gas make up the lion’s mane. This

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of the nebula will help humanity learn more about how the gas and dust interact with each other and the white dwarf radiation.

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Date:	August 26, 2026
Credit:	Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)
Authors & editors:	Keighley Rockcliffe, Robert Nemiroff, Jerry Bonnell, Cecilia Chirenti
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