  We present an analysis of the XMM-Newton observation of the wind-blown bubble
NGC 2359. This is the first detection of this object in X-rays. The X-ray
emission of NGC 2359 is soft and originates from a thermal plasma with a
typical temperature of kT ~ 0.2 keV. A direct comparison between the
one-dimensional hydrodynamic model of wind-blown bubbles and the X-ray spectrum
of NGC 2359 suggests a reduced mass-loss rate of the central star in order to
provide the correct value of the observed flux. The central star of the nebula,
WR 7, is an X-ray source. Its emission is similar to that of other presumably
single Wolf-Rayet stars detected in X-rays. The WR 7 spectrum is well
represented by the emission from a two-temperature plasma with a cool component
of kT ~ 0.6 keV and a hot component of kT ~ 2.7 keV.
