{
  "id": 3422197,
  "title": "APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/apod-2026-august-26-jwst-images-the-lions-head-nebula",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-august-26-jwst-images-the-lions-head-nebula/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 26, 2026, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) presented a stunning composite image of the Lion's Head Nebula (NGC 2392) featuring its NIRCam and MIRI instruments. This nebula, the remnant of a Sun-like star, is shedding layers of gas and dust into space, forming a planetary nebula. Within the nebula's nasal region lies a white dwarf star, the leftover core of the original star.\n\nThe white dwarf's intense radiation is ionizing the gas as it expands, creating an irregular bubble that forms the lion's face. Dust clumps that have survived the white dwarf's radiation and a cloud of ionized gas make up the lion's mane. This new, detailed view of the nebula will provide humanity with valuable insights into how gas and dust interact with each other and the white dwarf's radiation.",
  "summary": "The post APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula appeared first on NASA Science .",
  "key_points": [
    "James Webb Space Telescope captured Lion's Head Nebula image on August 26, 2026.",
    "NIRCam and MIRI instruments used to create composite image of NGC 2392.",
    "White dwarf star's radiation forms nebula's face and mane."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The detailed view of the Lion's Head Nebula provided by the James Webb Space Telescope's image will advance understanding of interactions between gas, dust, and radiation from a white dwarf star.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "outlet": "NASA",
        "title": "APOD: 2026 August 26 – JWST Images The Lion’s Head Nebula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/apod-2026-august-26-jwst-images-the-lions-head-nebula-3428750",
        "published": "2026-08-26T04:05:00.000Z"
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}