Since ancient times, the eyes of people have riveted the sky. The question "What is there, behind this blue vault?" bothered, aroused imagination, forced to speculate. Is there life there? Do the stars control our destiny? What could not be seen with the naked eye helped discern increasingly complicated adaptations, and as observations progressed, more and more questions arose. And in the XX century, humanity stepped into near space. However, this is only the beginning of the space age. Much of what we now know even about the solar system is hypotheses. What can we say about deep space. Nevertheless, we know a lot of amazing, noteworthy, and simply amazing. In this book you will find both a summary of basic information about space and interesting facts that, we are sure, will not leave you indifferent.