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'Exposed Cranium' leaks its gory secrets in new James Webb telescope images: Space photo of the week
JWST's images reveal detailed structures and multiple gas layers in PMR 1, providing new insights into the late evolutionary stages of dying stars, NASA said.
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Webb Studies Cranium Nebula
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) 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. The nebula was first revealed in infrared light by a predecessor to Webb, NASA’s now-retired Spitzer Space Telescope, more than a decade ago. Webb…
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