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- ISBN 9781789298321
- Weight: 1350g
- Dimensions: 216 x 280mm
- Publication Date: 24 Sep 2026
- Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Written by The Sky at Night's Dame Dr Maggie Aderin, this is an essential guide to the latest James Webb images, revealing what these discoveries mean for our understanding of the universe and human history.
‘Dr Maggie Aderin offers a stunning insight into the incredible galaxies that surround us’ - Sandi Toksvig
‘Maggie Aderin adds a depth of understanding that is rarely found in illustrated books. A collection of wonders’ - Brian Clegg
Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past? Bringing their passion and expert knowledge of space, Dr Maggie Aderinand Sarah Wild take readers on a journey back in time to explore the creation and formation of our solar system, galaxies and other exoplanetary systems in the universe.
Beginning in our own galaxy, this stunning book uses the James Webb Space Telescope's cinematic images as route markers towards this cosmic dawn, revealing the mesmerizing pictures' secrets and explaining some of cosmology's greatest mysteries, from the shape of the universe to the nature of dark matter.
Featuring incredible space photography, Dr Maggie Aderin and Sarah Wild demystify the pictures from deep space and explain the essential science behind each discovery. The perfect science encyclopedia for fans of the night sky, astronomy and planets or anyone on the lookout for beautiful photography books.
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Webb's Universe (9781789295726)
Dame Maggie Aderin PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science and demonstrating that you ‘don’t need a brain the size of a small planet’ to understand it. She is a BAFTA-nominated TV presenter, co-hosting the world’s longest-running science television programme The Sky at Night and delivering the 2025 RI Christmas lectures. Maggie also won the Institute of Physics gold medal for exceptional services to science education and physics communication and was made a Dame in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list.
Sarah Wild (Author)
Sarah Wild studied physics, electronics and English literature at Rhodes University, South Africa, and for an MSc in bioethics and health law, before becoming a freelance science journalist. She has also written books, won awards, and run national science desks. Her work has appeared in Nature, Science, Scientific American, and Undark, among others, and she has appeared on the BBC’s World Service and the Inside Science programme.
