Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos

Isabel Thomas

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Book cover for Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos
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Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos

Exploring the Universe: A Complete Guide to the Cosmos

Isabel Thomas

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Description

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

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 colors, 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.

About the Author

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.

Critical Reviews

'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

Publishing Information

Publisher: Phaidon Press
Pub date: 2025-11-12
Length: 224 pages

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