These Stunning Hubble Images Show Us The Secrets Of The Universe

Even if you know nothing about astronomy, you've likely heard the name Hubble in reference to the Hubble Space Telescope.

This telescope, which uses a series of high-resolution cameras to observe the visible universe, has captured the hearts of the public with its stunning images and the hearts of the scientific community with its wealth of data collected over the last 24 years.

Many wonders of our universe, including the nature of dark matter, formation of stars, and atmospheric composition of exoplanets, have been observed either indirectly or directly by Hubble. Here is a series of beautiful Hubble images that also taught us something about the incredible, mysterious, and unique universe in which we live.

Eric Goldschein contributed to an earlier version of this post.