Exploring the Mysteries of the Universe

This is an accessible introduction to the history of the universe that tells the story of the universe from the moment time and space came into existence at the Big Bang, through to the infinite future and the ultimate fate that awaits us. Readers will be inspired by the pictures of the universe obtained by instruments such as the Hubble Space Telescope or the Very Large Telescope array (VLT) in Chile. This book presents the images in context and uses extraordinary new artworks to explain the mind-blowing theories from the cutting edge of astronomy in a way that everyone can understand.