The moon and sun share top billing in 2026.
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The moon moves across the sun during a "ring of fire" annular solar eclipse Oct. 2, 2024, as seen from Tahai, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Chile.
People are silhouetted against the sky Dec. 21, 2020, in Edgerton, Kan., as they watch the alignment of Saturn and Jupiter.
The "Cold Supermoon" rises Dec. 4 behind the Statue of Freedom atop the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
The northern lights are seen in the night sky Aug. 20 near Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories.
2025 in photos: AP photographers share their top images from across the US
A woman from Peru signals through the barred and tinted windows of a bus after she was detained following an appearance at immigration court, June 23, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
The northern lights fill the sky behind the Saint Joseph the Woodworker Shrine, Nov. 11, 2025, near Valley Falls, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
A man walks past a fire-ravaged business after the Eaton Fire swept through, Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
A protester is arrested by California Highway Patrol near the federal building in downtown Los Angeles, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
A bird flies above Alcatraz Island, May 4, 2025, in the San Francisco Bay, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
The Project ICECHIP command vehicle drives toward an approaching rainstorm with a rain shaft during an operation, June 3, 2025, near Tipton, Okla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Residents work to stop flames from a burning home from spreading to a neighboring house as the 6-5 Fire burns through the Chinese Camp community of Tuolumne County, Calif., Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
A supporter for independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo watches election night returns during a watch party for Cuomo, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)
Armed officers prepare to place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as Roberto Marquez of Dallas places flowers at a memorial of crosses he erected for the 67 victims of a midair collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines jet, Feb. 1, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Center of downtown Los Angeles, June 8, 2025, following an immigration raid protest the night before. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Federal agents detain Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, center, from Paraguay as they pull away his American sister, left, outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building, July 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., departs Manhattan federal court after his sentencing on a bribery conviction, Jan. 29, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
People react as they inspect an area outside sleeping quarters at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
A cart with a Target logo sits in the parking lot of a Target store in the early morning hours in La Habra, Calif., April 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Miguel Laboy smokes cannabis, Oct. 3, 2025, in Brookline, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Guests mingle as the Liberty Ball gets underway before President Donald Trump arrives, during the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Washington Convention Center in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
A family swims in Royal Spring, July 15, 2025, in Suwanne County, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
A resident of a senior center is rushed into a vehicle while evacuating as the Eaton Fire approaches, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, left, greets supporters upon arriving to participate in a mayoral debate, Oct. 16, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, File)
People hold up signs during a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
A young girl runs past crosses at a make-shift memorial honoring flood victims, July 13, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
A child watches as officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration patrol along the National Mall, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is placed under arrest by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and FBI agents outside federal immigration court, June 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova, File)
A Volkswagen bus sits among burned out homes, Jan. 9, 2025, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
A giant dust storm approaches the Phoenix metro area as a monsoon storm pushes the dust into the air, Aug. 25, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
President-elect Donald Trump dances with The Village People at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to the Carter detail places his hand on the hearse containing the casket of former President Jimmy Carter at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., Jan. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool, File)
A flash bomb explodes on the 101 Freeway near the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, June 8, 2025, following an immigration raid protest the night before. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)
