Usually these stories, and several others, are considered to be the same cycle of the adventures of Ijon Tichy. Closely related to this series is the series Ze wspomnień Ijona Tichego.

The first ones were published in a 1954 collection Sezam i inne opowiadania and first published as a separate book in 1957 titled Dzienniki gwiazdowe, expanded in 1971.

Previously 'Sfinks' aired this play on December 19, 1963.The Star Diaries is a series of short stories of the adventures of space traveller Ijon Tichy, of satirical nature, by Polish writer Stanisław Lem.

In May 2015, Polish TV broadcast the play Koniec świata o ósmej created by theatre 'Sfinks' (an attempt of the revival of the scene 'Sfinks' of the Theatre of Sensation and Science Fiction 'Kobra'. In 1969 Polskie Radio premiered a radio play based on the story. In 1958 a TV play Koniec świata o godzinie ósmej was released by Telewizja Polska, in which Janusz Strachocki starred as Farragus. The early version was reprinted in Lem's selection of early works Lata czterdzieste / Dyktanda (2005, ISBN 83-08-03755-0 ). In 1989 it was translated into Latvian as 'Pasaules gals pulksten astoņos vakarā' In 1986 it was translated into Italian as 'Fine del mondo alle 8'. In 1979 it was translated into German as 'Weltuntergang um acht' in the collection Die Falle des Gargancjan. and two other stories were added to the collection simply because there was not enough volume for a book with Tychy's stories only. The collection Dzienniki gwiazdowe ( The Star Diaries), Warszawa, Iskry, 1957, includes a revised version under the title 'Koniec świata o ósmej (Bajka amerykańska)', although it is not related to Ijon Tichy, the protagonist of the Star Diaries.

It was first printed in Co Tydzień Powieść, Katowice, 1947, no.67, p. 2-12. Irritated by a non-recognition of his fundamental discovery, and mockery, he decides to prove he is right by destroying the Universe. Professor Farragus claims that he discovered a 'matter detonator' substance, which, when heated, starts a chain reaction causing the destruction of all matter. 'Koniec świata o ósmej' ('End of the World at Eight O'Clock') is an early (1947) science fiction novelette by Polish writer Stanisław Lem.

Stanisław lem the star diaries