Children's / Teenage general interest: Space, stars & the solar

Explore the Solar System through the latest space imagery and take a grand tour around our neighbours in space. From Mercury to Neptune and beyond, get an eyewitness view of the rocky planets, gas giants, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets and other bodies that make up our Solar System. Discover th...

Professor Astro Cat is the smartest cat in the alley. He's got a degree in just about every discipline under the sun. Speaking of the sun, he happens to be a specialist on that too! Let him take you on a journey.

In his distinctively humorous, somewhat subversive tone, Elliot Kruszynski (in the guise of the Prof) looks at how our understanding of our place within the universe has evolved from the days of Ancient Greece, to the discoveries of Copernicus and Gallileo, through to Newton and then to Einstein ...

Packed with super-cool facts and hands-on activities, 'Project Space' helps children to really engage with a core topic. From what's inside the middle of our Moon to distant stars and galaxies, each spread features photos, stunning artwork and fun cartoons. Step-by-step illustrated projects throu...

Are you ready to take a rollercoaster ride through the impossibly weird world of the incredibly small? Learn about the building blocks of our universe through the eyes of a quark: the smallest particle to exist!

Space is full of mystery. Scientists think that the planets, stars and other space objects we see make up just 4 per cent of the universe! Scientists studying space have a lot of choices to make. Future space explorers will have many choices to consider too. Now the choices are yours. Would you r...

Space is full of mystery. Scientists think that the planets, stars and other space objects we see make up just 4 per cent of the universe! Scientists studying space have a lot of choices to make. Future space explorers will have many choices to consider too. Now the choices are yours. Would you r...

Strap in for a rip-roaring ride through the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang, and bringing us right up to present day. What was the universe like when it was a few seconds old? How had it changed by its millionth birthday? And when did time even start, for that matter?!

What's the difference between me, a planet and a star? Does the Universe follow a recipe? If a wardrobe has three dimensions, what is the fourth? These are some of life's biggest questions, and you are a daring thinker for even thinking about them! So open your mind and prepare to explore some of...

Assemble the ingredients of our solar system as it forms over billions of years - from the very first supernova to today! For space lovers of all ages, get to know our solar system in a fun and memorable way. It's an 'astronomy cook book', with ingredients that include stardust and solar winds, a...