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Lion Nebula Roars to Life With NASA’s Webb
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Observing across the starry “plains” of space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of NGC 2392, nicknamed…

Aug 10, 2026
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Lion Nebula (NIRCam and MIRI Image)
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI…

Aug 10, 2026
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Lion Nebula (MIRI Image)
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s mid-infrared image of planetary nebula NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula, highlights the varying dust…

Aug 10, 2026
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Helix Nebula Mini Poster
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Download and print a mini poster featuring an image of the Helix Nebula, captured in 2024 by NASA's James Webb…

Jul 8, 2026
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Telescopes Team Up for New View of Cat’s Eye Nebula
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This March 3, 2026, image combines views from ESA’s (European Space Agency) Euclid and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to feature…

Mar 11, 2026
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Two Observatories, One Cosmic Eye: Hubble and Euclid View Cat’s Eye Nebula
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This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features one of the most visually intricate remnants of a dying star: the Cat’s Eye…

Mar 3, 2026
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NASA’s Webb Examines Cranium Nebula
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Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail…

Feb 25, 2026
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Exposed Cranium Nebula (NIRCam and MIRI Images)
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The differences in what Webb’s infrared instruments reveal and conceal within the PMR 1 “Exposed Cranium” nebula is apparent in…

Feb 25, 2026
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Exposed Cranium Nebula (NIRCam and MIRI Compass Image)
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These images of the “Exposed Cranium” nebula PMR 1, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) and…

Feb 25, 2026
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Intricacies of Helix Nebula Revealed With NASA’s Webb

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NASA’s Webb Traces Details of Complex Planetary Nebula

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Eye on Infinity: NASA Celebrates Hubble’s 35th Year in Orbit

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With NASA’s Webb, Dying Star’s Energetic Display Comes Into Full Focus

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This ultraviolet image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer shows NGC 3242, a planetary nebula frequently referred to as Jupiter Ghost. The small circular white and blue area at the center of the image is the well-known portion of the nebula.
This trio of ghostly images from NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows the disembodied remains of dying stars called planetary nebulas. Planetary nebulas are a late stage in a sun-like star life.
An infrared photo of the Small Magellanic Cloud taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope is shown in this artist illustration; an example of a planetary nebula, and a magnified depiction of buckyballs.
NGC 7293, better known as the Helix nebula, displays its ultraviolet glow courtesy of NASA GALEX. The Helix is the nearest example of a planetary nebula, which is the eventual fate of a star, like our own Sun, as it approaches the end of its life.
SOFIA mid-infrared image of the planetary nebula Minkowski 2-9 (M2-9), also known as the Butterfly Nebula,
Astronomers using NASA Hubble Space Telescope stumbled upon a mysterious object that grudgingly yielded clues to its identity. The object is classified as a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a dying, lightweight star.
This image of the Helix Nebula from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows a fine web of filamentary bicycle-spoke features embedded in the colorful red and blue gas ring, which is one of the nearest planetary nebulae to Earth.
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