The cover of this year-end issue of Science News spotlights a spectacular scientific achievement: an image of deep space captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. After decades of delay and cost overruns, the absurdly complicated craft started beaming back images this summer. Each image has exceeded scientists’ wildest expectations. We had a hard time choosing just one for the cover.
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