Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos
By (Author) Isabel Thomas
By (artist) Sara Gillingham
Phaidon Press Ltd
Phaidon Press Ltd
28th October 2025
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
224
Width 229mm, Height 203mm, Spine 23mm
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.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.