NASA released new images from the James Webb Space Telescope of a little-studied nebula, PMR 1, whose split hemispheres and dark central lane resemble a transparent skull encasing a brain. The Webb images capture a relatively short-lived stage in a dying star’s evolution, offering clues to how stars shed their outer layers. NASA said Webb observed PMR 1, nicknamed the “Exposed Cranium” nebula, in both near-infrared with NIRCam and mid-infrared with MIRI, revealing a brain-like interior divided