Most people who love astronomy, fell in love with the beautiful photographs taken at optical wavelengths. As it turns out, many of the spectacular nearby reflection nebulae and dusty spiral arms in distant galaxies which often grace the covers of astronomy magazines, are actually acting to obscure some of the more fascinating astrophysical phenomena, such as the birth of stars, and massive black holes. In this talk I will demonstrate how optical light can only contribute a very small portion of our understanding of the universe, and will show several examples of how the current generation of telescopes operating at wavelengths invisible to the human eye can peer deeper into regions completely obscured at optical wavelengths. I will also discuss how upcoming telescopes (which are so large and expensive they are global collaborations) will change the way astronomers study the universe.