Astronomy for Beginners

Have you ever wondered what stars are made of, or how they blaze into life? What about how a black hole works, or whether there's alien life somewhere in the universe? These are the kinds of incredible questions that astronomers spend their days trying to answer. This book won't only give you basic answers, it really digs in to explain some seriously cool and mysterious ideas, from gravity to the origin of the universe to the problem of warping through spacetime.

Find out what Astronomers and Cosmologists have discovered so far, how on Earth they figured it all out, and the head-scratching problems they're still puzzling over in this thrilling introduction.

About the author

Illustrated by Beatrix Hatcher

Product details

• Authors: Hull Sarah, Tom Mumbray, Tom Hull Mumbray
• Assisted by: Beatrix Hatcher (Illustration)
• Publisher: Usborne Publishing
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 13
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 09.04.2026
• EAN: 9781805076629
• ISBN: 978-1-80507-662-9
• No. of pages: 128
• Series: For Beginners
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Natural science, technology; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / History of Science, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Science & Nature / Astronomy, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Study Aids / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Technology / How Things Work-Are Made, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Transportation / Aviation, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Careers, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / Encyclopedias, Educational: Physics, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), Interest age: from c 11 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 3 (England and Wales), For National Curriculum Key Stage 3, Space (Children's / Teenage), Educational: Astronomy