While retaining the popular format and style of its best-selling predecessor, this second edition explores the latest developments in high-energy astroparticle physics and Big Bang cosmology. It continues to make the ideas and theories of modern physics easily understood by anyone. Complex concepts, such as quantum mechanics, are explained simply, without the use of scientific jargon. The book takes readers on a journey through space and time, covering space warps, time travel, parallel universes, and other fascinating topics in physics.