BOOK - Space

In 1957, at the start of the space age with the launch of Sputnik, the Big Bang divided astrophysicists. Nobody talks about dark matter, black holes are still hypothetical objects and exoplanets are, more or less, a science fiction dream. In 2100, what will we know about space? Will humans have set foot on Mars? Will we have discovered traces of life elsewhere than on Earth? Will we be able to send a probe, or even a shuttle, beyond our solar system? And will installation on another planet be possible? Starting from the history of astrophysics and cosmology, Nicolas Martin and five astrophysicists decipher five of the major challenges of space research and draw the face of the universe of tomorrow.