Like glittering islands, galaxies are interwoven in the web of Dark Matter. Thanks to the ever-increasing power and sophistication of telescopes, it is possible to glimpse some of the most distant objects in the universe. The truly spectacular color images here include views of the Magellanic Clouds, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the Triangulum Galaxy, while the text discusses such wonders as quasars, stellar nurseries, and supermassive black holes.