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Webb examines 'Exposed Cranium' nebula
- February 25, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Two heads are better than one in the latest images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which reveal new detail in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star. Nebula PMR 1 is a cloud of gas and dust that bears an uncanny resemblance to a brain in a transparent skull, inspiring its nickname, the "Exposed Cranium" nebula. Webb captured its unusual features in both near- and mid-infrared light.
Originally published at Phys.org