"Humanity's understanding of the physical world is full of gaps--huge yawning voids in our basic notions of how the world works. PHD Comics creator Jorge Cham and particle physicist Daniel Whiteson have team up to explore everything we don't know about the universe. Armed with their popular infographics, cartoons, and entertaining and lucid explanations of science, they give us the best answers currently available for questions that are still perplexing scientists. This fully illustrated introduction to the biggest mysteries in physics also demystifies many complicated things we do know about, from quarks to gravitational waves and exploding black holes. With equal doses of humor and delight, Cham and Whiteson invite us to see the universe as a vast expanse of uncharted territory that's still ours to explore."--Page 4 of cover.

"May 2018"--Title page verso.

Introduction -- What is the universe made of? -- What is dark matter? -- What is dark energy? -- What is the most basic element of matter? -- The mysteries of mass -- Why is gravity so different from the other forces? -- What is space? -- What is time? -- How many dimensions are there? -- Can we travel faster than light? -- Who is shooting superfast particles at the earth? -- Why are we made of matter, not antimatter? -- What happened during the Big Bang? -- How BIG is the universe? -- Is there a theory of everything? -- Are we alone in the universe? -- A conclusion of sorts.