In this image provided by Blue Origin, paraplegic engineer Michaela Benthaus poses after Blue Origin’s capsule landed in West Texas on Dec. 20, 2025. She became the first wheelchair user to blast into space. Blue Origin via AP|December 20, 2025Updated:December 20, 2025A cyclist moves along a road amid dense smog during a winter morning in New Delhi, India, on Dec. 20, 2025. Arun Sankar/AFP via Getty ImagesJapan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi welcomes Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the leaders-level “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue (CA+JAD) Summit in Tokyo, on Dec. 20, 2025. David Mareuil/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Day in Photos: First Wheelchair User in Space, Mercosur Heads of State Summit, and Christmas Swimming Race
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