Chris Hadfield(@Cmdr_Hadfield):This old star is running out of fuel. The Lion Nebula. All that's left is a hot white dwarf, cooking the outer dust from inside, blasting it with bubbling ionised gas. At enormous, beautiful scale. New image from @NASAWebb @esa More info: https://t.co/lZFawObEaP

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Chris Hadfield@Cmdr_Hadfield

2026.08.11 11:44

This old star is running out of fuel. The Lion Nebula. All that's left is a hot white dwarf, cooking the outer dust from inside, blasting it with bubbling ionised gas. At enormous, beautiful scale. New image from @NASAWebb @esa More info:

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