Current generation telescopes such as Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra offer amazing views of space.
Astronomers aren't stopping there: they're keen to put more powerful scopes into orbit. A new process, called "Wavefront Sensing and Control" software will compute the best position for the mirrors in the new telescopes to optimize the image. The software will be in use in the James Webb Space Telescope.
MSNBC: "What space telescopes of tomorrow will see".