This book brings to the reader a unique comprehensive historical perspective of all that is known about our physical universe. The reader will discover the fundamental physical laws which guide our universe. The reader will also learn about all the celestial objects in the heavens including stars, galaxies, clusters of galaxies, superclusters of galaxies, and the large scale structure of the universe. We include material on the life cycle of stars, the origin of the universe as encompassed in the Big Bang Theory of the formation of the universe, and the search for life in the universe.