NASA's James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula, using the observatory's NIRCam and MIRI instruments. NASA released the image on Aug. 10, 2026, according to a space agency image article dated Aug. 11, 2026.

According to NASA, the remains of the nebula's central star are responsible for its structure, which includes a lion face-shaped bubble of ionized gas and a dust "mane." Webb's high-resolution imaging makes that mane clear and detailed in the released picture.

The image is credited to NASA, ESA, CSA and STScI, with image processing by Alyssa Pagan of STScI.