Universe. A short guide to space and time: from the solar system to the most distant galaxies and from the large

Modern astrophysics is a rapidly developing science that uses the latest (and very expensive) devices and supercomputers that complement and change the astronomical picture of the world. Today we know that we live in an expanding universe, whose age is a little less than 14 billion years. We know how the nuclei of the elements are synthesized and synthesized. We can observe different stages of the formation of stars and planetary systems. It is even possible to make out how planets form in the disks around the stars. Nevertheless, many questions and riddles remain. What is dark substance and dark energy? How do supernovae explodes different types? How are black holes arranged? Finally, is there any other life in the universe and what can it be? In this book, the famous Russian astrophysicist and popularizer of science Sergey Popov systematizes the prevailing scientific ideas about the universe and at the same time addresses the latest discoveries and unresolved issues