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The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from a launchpad in French Guiana in 2021, before reaching a spot in orbit a million miles away. It soon began breaking cosmology.

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In any other year, the supermassive black hole mentioned above would probably scoop the award for most striking outburst, but not in 2025. This year, that accolade goes to a flare designated ...

Early risers across North America and Europe may spot a bright, silent light gliding across the Christmas sky — and it just ...

The 23rd day of the annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar displays three spiral galaxies of varying size, seemingly close ...

From an interstellar comet to breathtaking auroras and from brand-new rockets to iconic space telescopes, here are some of our favorite images from the cosmos in 2025 ...