We all hear about the Hubble Telescope. Many of us will remember the snafu upon its launch. The main mirror had been ground incorrectly and we weren't 
able to fully utilize it until the first service mission in 1993. But ever since then, the Hubble Space Telescope has been raining down data like digital manna from heaven. I think we've become jaded to the wonder of it. We've grown complacent with its abilities.
Well, I'm here to bring your attention to this wonderful piece of technology. Go take a look at some of its beautiful photos in the gallery. I promise you, you'll be amazed at the stunning beauty that makes up our night time sky.
One mind blowing thing about this: We are actually looking back in time whenever we look at stars and galaxies. The closest star to us is 4.37 light years away from us. That means, when we look at see that star system through a telescope, we are seeing the light that left the binary star system 4.37 years ago. We are, in effect, looking 4.37 years into the past. Now take that thought and apply it some of the most distant galaxies that the Hubble is able to peer at. Billions of light years away... We are literally looking at images of the universe from billions of years ago. Creeping our perception ever closer to the beginning of it all. That's about 700 million years since the Big Bang, or almost 95% of the way back to the beginning. Staggering to think about. Read from the related articles below to learn more about this.
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