New Webb Telescope Images Reveal Star's Dying Breath, Resembling a Brain

New Webb Telescope images show a dying star's nebula that looks like a human brain, 5,000 light-years away. Learn what this means for star life cycles.

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The James Webb Space Telescope captured a nebula that looks like a brain. This is from a star dying 5,000 light-years away.

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The colors seen in planetary nebulas are caused by different elements, such as hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. They are part of the gas that makes up the nebula. Nebulas are all created by dying stars that are sloughing off layers of gas and dust. The heat from the star’s remnant core energizes the elements in the gas and causes them to glow in rich colors.

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Credit: ESA/Hubble and NASA.