NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, launched aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3pLdlzo

This composite image made from seven frames shows the International Space Station, with a crew of seven onboard, in silhouette as it transits the Sun. via NASA https://ift.tt/3sMiWHA

Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope onboard, is rolled out to the launch pad, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. via NASA https://ift.tt/3EiVJyZ

In this image, the COWVR and TEMPEST instruments are shown in the trunk of the cargo craft. via NASA https://ift.tt/3qgE1ac

The Earth’s solstices come twice a year. For the Northern Hemisphere, this year’s winter solstice happens on Dec. 21. via NASA https://ift.tt/33O7Lnn

These blueprints of the James Webb Space Telescope were created as a prop for a video series. via NASA https://ift.tt/32mzH0F

In this image, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures a side-on view of NGC 3568, a barred spiral galaxy roughly 57 million light-years from the Milky Way in the constellation Centaurus. via NASA https://ift.tt/3GT3pcU

This Hubble Space Telescope image captures a portion of the reflection nebula IC 2631, which contains a protostar, the hot, dense core of a forming star that is accumulating gas and dust. via NASA https://ift.tt/3s7vAkd

Dr. Eugene Parker (seated), a pioneer in heliophysics, watches the liftoff of the mission named in his honor. via NASA https://ift.tt/3pVQ6l7

IIn this image, a Hayabusa2 sample canister containing sample fragments of the asteroid Ryugu is transferred from JAXA, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, to NASA. via NASA https://ift.tt/3pWiy6j