The book tells about the development of ideas about gravity in the entire history of science. In the description of the modern state of gravitational theory, the main attention is paid to the general theory of relativity, but other theories are also described. The formation and structure of black holes, the generation and prospects for detecting gravitational waves, the evolution of the Universe, from the Big Bang to the modern era and possible scenarios of the future, are discussed. Options for the development of gravitational science, both theoretical and observational, are presented.