The biggest astronomy stories of 2025

The cosmos have taken up its fair share of space in the news this year. Here are some of the major stories from beyond the Earth that happened during 2025.

All-women space trip

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed its first mission with an all-women crew, including entrepreneur and Bezos’s wife, Lauren Sánchez, former NASA scientist Amanda Nguyen, singer Katy Perry, TV presenter Gayle King, former NASA scientist Aisha Bowe and film producer Kerianne Flynn. The trip lasted a whopping 11 minutes...