NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of the Lion Nebula, also known as NGC 2392. The planetary nebula has a distinctive appearance in the sky, and earlier observations shaped it into the “lion face” nickname. Webb’s images reveal details of the nebula that were not seen in the same way in earlier data.
Hubble Space Telescope previously observed NGC 2392 in 2000, using visible-light imaging. That earlier view highlighted structures including a “mane” made of hazy, comet-like features. Webb, by contrast, observes in infrared wavelengths, allowing astronomers to probe different aspects of the dust and gas in the nebula.
Across the two outlets, the focus is on Webb’s new observation of NGC 2392 and how it builds on Hubble’s earlier look. NASA highlights the updated imaging of the nebula’s structures and explicitly compares it to Hubble’s 2000 results, while PetaPixel emphasizes the visual impact of the new photos and Webb’s imaging capabilities.
