Imagine... Science: The Story of the Solar System
Take a new look at the world around you with the space scientist and broadcaster Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock. She explains that the story of Earth is best understood as part of its larger family, where each planet becomes a character with a story of its own to tell, from Jupiter, the King of the Solar System, to ice oddity Uranus and outlier planet-but-not-a-planet Pluto. Her latest book The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey brings the space family to life.
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock has worked in both industrial and academic environments. As a broadcaster and author she works to encourage underrepresented communities to enter STEM and to make science more accessible to young girls, literally encouraging them to ‘reach for the stars’. Her book Am I Made of Stardust? won the 2023 Royal Society Young People's Book Prize.
The Royal Society is proud to support three events at this year's Hay Festival. Other events include Imagine Science: Grave Importance with Alice Roberts and Imagine Science: Mums on Mars with Cat Bohannon and Kelly Weinersmith.
Attending this event
- This event will be held at Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales
- Tickets can be purchased on the Hay Festival website
