We use cook ies to give you the best online experience and to show personalised content and marketing. 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. Climate change is creating deserts and dead zones, and hunting is driving many species to the brink of extinction. Stars are immense objects - over 99% of the mass in our solar system is in our Sun - and gravity squeezes them. 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 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. Most of the elements of our bodies were formed in stars over the course of billions of years and multiple star lifetimes. When that happens to really big stars you can get some really, really spectacular supernovas,' Ashley says.

Stars that go supernova are responsible for creating many of the elements of the periodic table, including those that make up the human body.

Captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2011, this image of the North America Nebula shows a cluster of young stars (about one million years old). 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?When you look at the stars through a telescope what you're seeing probably happened millions of years ago,' Ashley says. Our volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds, but they have plenty in common too, including a willingness to give up their time to support an organisation they believe in, an interest in STEM or conservation and an enthusiasm for sharing their interest with others.

We find it in the really, really pristine, primitive meteorites that were never altered on asteroids in the early solar system,' Ashley says. Intrepid wildlife reporter Andy Seed is back with another collection of interviews for which he has risked personal safety, and gotten seriously wet, while talking to the giants of the oceans. Dr Maggie talked about some big questions scientists are exploring answers to and shared amazing facts about the Universe. This excellent book presents Dr Maggie’s answers to some brilliant questions asked by children, from “Did a person drive a car on the moon?Mae Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock yn wyddonydd gofod go iawn ac mae’n frwd dros rannu rhyfeddodau’r gofod a gwyddoniaeth. Award-winning scientist and BBC broadcaster Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) is here to answer all the questions curious kids will ever have about the Universe. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is a real-life space scientist (you may have seen her on the TV) with a passion for sharing the wonders of space and science. Written in Dr Maggie's fun, accessible style, and featuring out-of-this-world illustrations throughout, it's guaranteed to bring the wonders of space and science to life for young readers.

Every year, more people are reading our articles to learn about the challenges facing the natural world.

Pollution has caused toxic air in our cities, and farming and logging have wreaked havoc on our forests. 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.