7 astonishing views of the universe captured by space telescopes

7 astonishing views of the universe captured by space telescopes

Some astronomical images become famous because they are beautiful. Others are important because they fundamentally changed how we understand the universe. A few manage to do both. Space telescopes have given us views that ground-based observatories cannot easily obtain, observing wavelengths blocked or distorted by Earth’s atmosphere and collecting incredibly faint light from distant objects. Here are seven images that stand out—not simply for h…