<2> New Webb Telescope Photos Show Off the Exposed Cranium Nebula
<3> Unveiling the Mysteries of the Exposed Cranium Nebula
<>It’s always a fun day for the space nerds when a NASA team has new images to share from the James Webb Space Telescope. Today’s < class="link" href="https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/17/james-webb-space-telescope-exposed-cranium-nebula/" target="_blank">latest has brains on the brain, with a look at the fittingly named Exposed Cranium Nebula. More officially, this cloud of space dust and debris is known as Nebula PMR 1. The images shared today may capture a moment in the final stages of a star, as well as giving hints as to how the nebula got its brain-like shape.
<>"The nebula appears to have distinct regions that capture different phases of its evolution — an outer shell of gas that was blown off first and consists mostly of hydrogen, and an inner cloud with more structure that contains a mix of different gases," NASA’s blog post reads. The dark line that runs vertically through the nebula