If a civilisation 5000 light years away used a cosmic telescope right now, they would be able to watch the pyramids being built. New Cosmos: Possible Worlds continues Sunday at 7pm on National Geographic UK 📺 | National Geographic UK

Cosmic Wonders | Hubble Space Telescope FriendsofNASA.org: Cosmic Wonders presents a series of 18 astronomy visualizations. Each sequence combines Hubble Space Telescope images or research computer simulations with scientific knowledge and insight to create three dimensional visions of celestial sights. These visualizations were produced by astronomers and artists at the Space Telescope Science Institute. Credits: Video: NASA, ESA, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Editor: Danielle Kirs

"...one of the wonderful challenges about astronomy is that we have to imagine something so we can go look for it. But nature has a way of being even more creative than we are; so we have always been surprised by what we see in the sky. That’s why building a telescope has always been interesting. Every time we build a better one, we see something we never imagined was out there." - Dr. John Mather Learn more about the science goals of the James Webb Space Telescope with Dr. Amber Straughn and Dr