From black holes to dining experiences on the International Space Station, this wonderful volume from a prize-winning scientist and broadcaster collates tons of thrilling information for aspiring astronauts. From whether there are rainbows on other planets to what dinner tastes like on the International Space Station, this book is packed full of fabulous facts, mind-blowing insights and engaging explanations from the renowned space scientist. The burning that takes place inside stars draws on a huge amount of fuel and creates an enormous amount of energy. We are always keen to hear from people and like-minded organisations who are interested in working with us. For many, the Natural History Museum is a place that inspires learning, gives purpose and provides hope.

The next generation of seeded stars were then able to produce other, heavier elements such as carbon, magnesium and nearly every element in the periodic table. We were fortunate to meet Dr Maggie and listen to her talk at the beautiful Sheldonian Theatre during the Oxford Literary Festival, along with a theatre full of young people and their families. Invisible to the human eye, a single speck of this very pure, original stardust (known as a pre-solar grains, because they are older than our Sun) is only a few microns in size - 100 times smaller than the width of a human hair. Dr Maggie talked about some big questions scientists are exploring answers to and shared amazing facts about the Universe.About 2,400 massive stars in the centre of the nebula produce intense radiation and powerful 'winds' of ejected material.

The feel is fun and informative, and it’s a great book for someone just getting started with space science.Every element was made in a star and if you combine those elements in different ways you can make species of gas, minerals, and bigger things like asteroids, and from asteroids you can start making planets and then you start to make water and other ingredients required for life and then, eventually, us. The Tarantula Nebula, also known as 30 Doradus, is a star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy close to the Milky Way.

When those stars went supernova - exploded powerfully - and expelled the elements they had produced, they seeded the next generation of stars. Meanwhile, the burning inside a star creates energy which counteracts the squeeze of gravity which is why our sun is stable.Mae Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock yn wyddonydd gofod go iawn ac mae’n frwd dros rannu rhyfeddodau’r gofod a gwyddoniaeth. This process has been going on for something like 13 billion years and our solar system is thought to have formed only 4.

Yes, we are all made up of elements that would have been part of stars, and which could have passed through numerous stars before ending up in us…isn’t that amazing and beautiful? of our bodies) and lithium, which our body contains in very tiny trace amounts, originated from the Big Bang.

She spoke about her challenges at school, her big dreams that had driven her to pursue space science, and the dreams she still has, such as travelling to outer space.