Do you want to learn about the physical origin of the Universe, but don’t have the rest of eternity to read up on it? Do you want to know what scientists know about where you and your planet came from, but without the science blinding you? ‘Course you do – and who better than For Dummies to tackle the biggest, strangest and most wonderful question there is!

The Origins of the Universe For Dummies covers:

• Early ideas about our universe
• Modern cosmology
• Big Bang theory
• Dark matter and gravity
• Galaxies and solar systems
• Life on earth
• Finding life elsewhere
• The Universe’s forecast

Stephen Pincock writes about science for The Financial Times. He was previously a science and medicine editor at Reuters. He has written regularly for the British Medical Journal, The Lancet, and The Scientist.

Mark Frary is a freelance journalist whose work appears regularly in The Times and many other publications.