The image that changed our view of the Universe forever
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In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope sent back incredible image data that would change the world of astronomy.

Time machines already exist and they’re in the guise of space telescopes. In 1995, one such time machine called Hubble peered into a small patch of empty sky for ten days straight.

For the scientists on Earth, it was a huge, expensive gamble.

What emerged from Hubble’s patient gaze was a glittering array of 3,000 galaxies and billions of years of history staring right back at us.