Space scientists have spotted a giant cosmic ‘brain.’
The latest images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed new details in a mysterious, little-studied nebula surrounding a dying star.
NASA Webb Mission Team said Wednesday (Feb 25): “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.”
Read more at https://nypost.com/2026/02/26/science/nasa-scientists-have-spotted-mysterious-giant-cosmic-brain-surrounding-a-dying-star/
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