Alien Civilizations and Other Worlds

One of the most important questions in human history is whether there is other life in the Universe. The longer and more people studied our planet, the clearer it became: we are the only intelligent species here. And then we were overtaken by the dream of meeting our intelligent brothers in places we have yet to reach - in the sky. Modern science has not found a definitive answer as to whether we are alone in the Universe, but let us try to summarize all existing hypotheses, assumptions, and conjectures, and let’s use a bit of imagination. Huge worlds and tiny ones, wandering planets and planets covered in crystals, civilizations of robots and intelligent insects...
The beautiful, terrible, and amazing inhabitants of the Universe are waiting for you in this book. The author, the outstanding historian of astronautics and science popularizer Anton Pervushin, presents the information in an accessible and engaging manner about what was considered fiction just yesterday, and what may become reality tomorrow. Fasten your seatbelts, we are taking off! The stars are calling!