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Photo of the week: The Lion Nebula

The James Webb Space Telescope has obtained new photos of the Lion Planetary Nebula. It is located in the constellation of Gemini at a distance of approximately 5,000 light-years.

The debris generated during the death of a star has built this complex structure that looks like a lion. The bright spot in the center corresponds to the dwarf star and looks like the end of the lion. The star's high temperatures create a bubble of ionized hydrogen gas around it, surrounded by a cloud of dust.

Although the photograph is taken in the present, it is a moment of the past. It’s been thousands of years for the gas and dust in the Lion Nebula to take on this look, and as the star expels more material, it will continue to transform. Astronomers estimate that in 10,000 years the material will completely dissipate.