From black holes to asteroids to the possibility of extraterrestrial life, we look back at some of the biggest and brightest news relating to space and astronomy that grabbed headlines this year.

<p>From <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/science/space-astronomy-news-2019.html">black holes to asteroids to the possibility of extraterrestrial life</a>, we look back at some of the biggest and brightest <a href="https://www.popsci.com/story/space/2019-top-space-stories/?utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_source=googlenews">news relating to space and astronomy</a> that grabbed headlines this year.</p>

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