Hundreds of deep space missions since the 1960s have captured stunning photographs of the cosmos. Many of these scientific images can also be classified as art. This book highlights more than 100 examples, revealing the splendor of our universe. The photographs, selected by Dr. Jim Bell, represent some of the finest examples of deep space exploration. The images are organized by distance from the Earth, so that readers will ultimately voyage out to vistas of the farthest-known places in the universe.