This mid-infrared image of colliding galaxies IC 2163 and NGC 2207 from the James Webb Space Telescope shows two large luminous “eyes” at the galaxies’ cores, some 80 million light-years away. Webb’s mid-infrared image excels at showing where the cold dust glows throughout these galaxies—and helps pinpoint where stars and star clusters are buried within the dust.

Recipients of this year's Celebrations advent calendar would completely disagree, having been left fuming by what they received for the first three days of the month. Behind each door wasn't a Mars bar, or a Milky Way, or even a Snickers. For three days in a row, consumers were faced with a Bounty.

Tony’s Chocolonely’s advent calendar has left a day blank to increase awareness of the inequality faced by cocoa farmers in the chocolate supply chain. The Dutch chocolate brand’s Big Countdown Calendar – which can set back customers £15 – doesn’t have a bar of chocolate hiding behind door number 10.