One of the best ways to take a trip down memory lane is through pictures.

For starters, theJames Webb Space Telescopesuccessfully reached its destination this year and has exceeded expectations ever since.

We also got an incredible image of theSuns chromosphere.

Debora Lombardi UV Flower Photo

Photo: Debora Lombardi (Website|Instagram)

It’s been an amazingdare we say,stellaryear for astronomy and astrophotographers alike.

Eye Catching Photo

Photo: Jacki Gordon (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Photo of a Bird by Tim Flach

Photo: Tim Flach (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Pillars of Creation by the James Webb Space Telescope

Photo: James Webb Space Telescope (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; J. DePasquale, A. Koekemoer, A. Pagan (STScI)) (Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter)

Beautiful Landscape With Iceberg on Water and a Red Boat

Photo: Albert Dros (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Jordan Anast Shark Breach with Surfer Photo

Photo: Jordan Anast (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Aerial Photo of Woman Walking Across Pink Sea

Photo: Kristina Makeeva (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Photo of Affectionate Foxes by Roeselien Raimond

Photo: Roeselien Raimond (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Sun’s Chromosphere

Photo:NSO/AURA/NSF

Close-Up Portrait of Ant

Photo: Josh Coogler (Instagram)

Artemis I Takeoff

Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky (Flickr)

James Webb Space Telescope Jupiter Photo

Photo: NASA, ESA, CSA, Jupiter ERS Team; image processing by Judy Schmidt (Website|Facebook|Flickr)

Ukrainian Soldier in the Mariupol Steel Factory

Photo: Dmytro Kozatsky (Twitter)

James Webb Space Telescope Photo of a Spiral Galaxy

Photo: NASA / ESA / CSA / Judy Schmidt (CC BY 2.0)

Butterfly Nebula

Photo: NASA/ESA/Hubble; Processing:William Ostling(APOD)

Boys with Braids

Photo: Angel Horn (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Girl with a hummingbird at her mouth

Photo: Raffael Gunawan (Instagram)

African Wildlife at Watering Hole

Photo: Will Burrard-Lucas (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Photo of flowers that looks like an impressionist painting

Photo: Robert Peek (Website|Instagram)

Eye contact

Photo: Benjamin Lee (Website|TikTok|YouTube|Facebook|Instagram)

Fernando Famiani best photos 2022

Photo: Fernando Famiani (Instagram|Facebook|Website)

Webb’s First Deep Field (NIRCam Image)

Photo: James Webb Space Telescope (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) (Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter)

Francisco Javier Munuera Gonzalez best photos 2022

Photo: Francisco Javier Munuera Gonzalez (Flickr|Facebook)

Tiger in Snow

Photo: Sascha Fonseca (Website|Instagram)

Funny raccoon waving

Photo: Miroslav Srb Holoubkov (Website|Instagram)

The Eye of God in Space

Photo: Connor Matherne (Website|Instagram)

Dasun Nirmala Malaarachchi Best photos 2022

Photo: Dasun Nirmala Malaarachchi (Instagram|Viewbug)

Beautiful Chicken Portrait by Alex ten Napel

Photo: Alex ten Napel (Website|Instagram)

Shark Photography by Mike Coots

Photo: Mike Coots (Website|Instagram)

Close Up of Shark with Tiny Fish Swimming in Its Mouth

Photo: Mike Coots (Website|Instagram)

Galaxy in a Gasoline Puddle

Photo: Juha Tanhua (Website)

Electricity Pole With Segmented Sky

Photo: Alex Hyner (Website|Twitter|Instagram)

Photograph of Basilica San Pietro di Vaticano by Aishy

Photo: Aishy (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Thandiwe Muriu Photography

Photo: © Thandiwe Muriu (Website|Instagram|Facebook)

Food Photography by Debdatta Chakraborty

Photo: Debdatta Chakraborty (Instagram)

Cosplay Portrait by Thurstan Redding

Photo: Thurstan Redding (Website|Instagram)

Blue Portrait by Heather Smith

Photo: Heather Evans Smith (Website|Instagram)

Murmurations by Daniel Dencescu

Photo: Daniel Dencescu (Website|Instagram)

Light Painting by Will Ferguson

Photo: Will Ferguson (Website|Instagram|TikTok)

Ukrainian Students

Photo: Stanislav Senyk (Instagram|Twitter)

Portrait by Felicia Simion

Photo: Felicia Simion (Website|Instagram|Facebook)

Photo of a Crashing Wave by Ray Collins

Photo: Ray Collins (Website|Facebook|Instagram)

Li Ping Grand Prize Winner, Courtesy TNC Photo Contest 2022

Photo: Li Ping/CourtesyTNC Photo Contest 2022

The Storm is coming by Giovani Cordioli

Photo: Giovani Cordioli (Website|Instagram|Twitter)

Rainbow Colored Light Painting of Skeletons by Darren Pearson

Photo: Darren Pearson (Website|Instagram|Facebook|Twitter|YouTube)

Eclipse and Milky Way in One Photo

Photo: Dane Smith (Website|Instagram|Facebook)

Kyoto Nighttime Lights Glowing in Streaks of Neon Colors

Photo: Xavier Portela (Website|Facebook|Instagram|Twitter)

Ukrainians Sheltered on Underground Subway Station Staircase

Photo: Fotoreserg/Depositphotos

Article image

Photo: Jason Rinehart (Facebook|Instagram)

Photo of Alaska by Ian Merculieff

Photo: Ian Merculieff (Website|Instagram)