An accessible guide to the cosmos and Earth's place in it, offering a balance between clear explanation and cutting-edge thinking regarding a range of subjects including the Big Bang, parallel universes, black holes and the ultimate fate of the universe.

Colin Stuart is an astronomy journalist and author. He has written for the Guardian, European Space Agency and New Scientist, and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has also recently had an asteroid named after him. He is the author of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time and How to Live in Space.