13 breathtaking images NASA's James Webb Space Telescope took this year that changed our understanding of the universe

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Four images taken by JWST showing the Orion nebula (upper left), Uranus (upper right), a Wolf-Rayet star (lower left), and the Ring Nebula (lower right).

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An astronomer explains why the universe looks black even though it contains 200 billion trillion stars

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James Webb Space Telescope's view of Pandora's Cluster.

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The daughter of multi-millionaire oil tycoon Charles Koch thought she had to be liked to deserve to exist, until MDMA therapy

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Psychedelic clinical trials focus on a myriad of hallucinogenic drugs. Elizabeth Koch is a proponent for MDMA in therapy.

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Tributes pour in for 'standout' 15-year-old Australian surfer killed in a suspected great white shark attack

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Khai Cowley
Khai Cowley was a talented young surfer.

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6 weird invasive species wreaking havoc in the US, from self-cloning ticks to 20-pound rodents with orange teeth

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Green beetle; beaver-like rodent; hammerhead worm
These weird invasive species can damage crops and soil and threaten native plant and animal species.

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Why you shouldn't be scared of spiders, according to a biology professor

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A photo montage shows a close up of a spider next to a picture of biologist Sara Goodacre. Goodacre is shown wearing white protective gear in a laboratory, looking up at scientific equipment.
Biologist Sara Goodacre, seen in this photo montage, studies spider silk for use in medicine and engineering.

From Elon Musk's giant Starship rocket to India's spectacular moon landing, 2023 was an epic year in space

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SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket ready to launch.
Screenshot of SpaceX's Starship-Super Heavy rocket on launch pad. This photo was taken from the SpaceX livestream on X.

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How 1880s technology allowed Nellie Bly and her competitor to break the record for the fastest trip around the world

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Nellie Bly in her traveling dress and coat.

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How Einstein really felt about this photo taken of him on his 72nd birthday

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Famous photo of Einstein with his tongue out.
Albert Einstein loved this image so much he requested multiple copies to send to friends.

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A huge tornado on the sun released a cloud of hot gas 6 times the size of the Earth

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An annotated picture shows cloud of hot gas captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory escaping from the sun on December 28, 2023.

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