"No new scientific theory triumphed because it managed to convince its opponents, making them see the light of truth, but only because those who were against it, at some point died and a new generation, more familiar with it, grew up and took the lead." The excerpt from Max Planck on one of the first pages of the book leaves no room for misunderstanding regarding the intentions of its authors. They are not trying to convince about the correctness of a theory, but to present and analyze the data of observations and the conclusions of astronomy. For this reason, each position is accompanied by its opposition. Every great astrophysicist "coexists" on the same pages with all those who attempted to challenge his conclusions, whether they succeeded or not. Although the volume of the presented elements rather resembles an encyclopedia, the two books do not lose anything from their narrative form, which allows the reader to follow the work from beginning to end. The theories about black holes and the creation of the universe, the mythological approaches to space and the scientific theories about space and time parade in an encyclopedia-novel that is worth reaching the end."