There was a time when people believed
that the stars were bonfires lit by
other tribes in the sky, that the
universe was a flat plate resting on the shell
of a giant turtle, and that the Earth,
according to the Greek astronomer Ptolemy,
was at the center of the universe. From the
most remote of times, people have been
curious about what lies hidden beyond the
celestial sphere. This curiosity has led them
to build telescopes that show with clarity
otherwise blurry and distant objects. In this
book you will find the history of the cosmos
illustrated with spectacular images that
show in detail how the cosmos was formed,
the nature of the many points of light that
adorn the night sky, and what lies ahead.
You will also discover how the suns that
inhabit space live and die, what dark matter
and black holes are, and what our place is in
this vastness. Certainly, the opportunity to
compare the destiny of other worlds similar
to ours will help us understand that for the
time being there is no better place than the
Earth to live. At least for now.
