This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.

黑洞是现代天文学最诱人的发现。它是如此奇特，已经成为许多神话和幻想作品的主题。它果真是无情地吞食光和星球的怪物吗？它究竟只是由相对论理论所作出的一种猜想，还是可观测的实体？为着回答这此问题，作者将带领我们作一次穿越时间和空间的奇妙旅行。他将解说恒星是如何诞生、发光和死亡，将把我们带进超新星、X射线星和类量体的神奇世界。我们将到达宇宙的边缘，到达当代物理的最前沿。

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.