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James Webb reveals brain-like Exposed Cranium nebula in vivid infrared

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captures two infrared views of the brain-shaped planetary nebula PMR 1, nicknamed the Exposed Cranium, showing a glowing outer shell and a dark central lane. The dual images (NIRCam and MIRI) reveal complex gas and dust from a dying star in the Vela constellation, illustrating the star’s final ejection before it either becomes a white dwarf or, less likely, explodes as a supernova.

via Live Science|

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JWST paints the Exposed Cranium Nebula in unprecedented detail

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope released two high‑resolution infrared images of the Exposed Cranium Nebula (PMR 1) using NIRCam and MIRI, revealing a brain‑like dark lane and distinct outer shell as a dying star sheds its layers; the two portraits—one from NIRCam and one from MIRI—show different internal details and illustrate Webb’s leap in resolution since the 2013 Spitzer image, while the star’s mass remains uncertain and its ultimate fate could be a supernova or a cooling white dwarf.

via PetaPixel|

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