Science meets design in this graphically stunning tour of our universe from the team behind the global bestseller Exploring the Elements

‘Jam-packed with knowledge, and the text remains approachable and entertaining.’ –   Booklist, Starred Review  

This artful and accessible guide to space allows young readers ages eight and up to understand everything in the universe, from Earth to our solar system to the Milky Way and beyond.

Ordered into six sections starting with Earth and moving outwards, the book presents fascinating facts and the stories behind some of the most extraordinary features of our universe, from supergiant stars to black holes, and the technology we use to understand it, from space telescopes to robotic space rovers.

Beautifully designed, with gorgeous screen-print-inspired illustrations in bold Pantone colours, stunning page layouts, and a removable jacket featuring holographic foil, Exploring the Universe is an immersive journey through the cosmos, revealing not just what we know, but how we know it.

As featured in Literary Hub and The Bookseller

‘Brightly presented and packed with facts.’ – Kirkus

‘This wonderfully worthy addition to any scientific collection will give readers a new appreciation for the vastness of the universe and their small but significant place in it all.’ – Booklist, starred review

‘Presents facts and the stories behind some of the most extraordinary features of our universe, and the technology we use to understand it.’ – Publishers Weekly

‘The illustrations are so lifelike it’s like you could reach out and touch the stars and planets.’ – The Mommies Reviews

‘I’ve never reviewed a non-fiction book as perfectly formed as Exploring the Universe.’ – GeekDad

‘Jam-packed with knowledge, and the text remains approachable and entertaining. … this wonderfully worthy addition to any scientific collection will give readers a new appreciation for the vastness of the universe and their small but significant place in it all.’ – Booklist, starred review

‘Colorful and ultra-informative.’ – Literary Hub

‘Brightly presented and packed with facts.’ – Kirkus

‘Presents facts and the stories behind some of the most extraordinary features of our universe, and the technology we use to understand it.’ – Publishers Weekly

‘The illustrations are so lifelike it’s like you could reach out and touch the stars and planets.’ – The Mommies Reviews

Science writer Isabel Thomas is a two-time winner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books and has a research MPhil from the University of Cambridge. She previously wrote the bestselling Full of Life and Exploring the Elements for Phaidon.

Sara Gillingham is the award-winning art director and designer who created the global bestsellers Full of Life, Exploring the Elements, Seeing Stars, and Animals in the Sky with Phaidon. She lives in British Columbia.