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Maggie Aderin-Pocock

Imagine… Science: The Story of the Solar System

Hay Festival 2025, 

What is a planet? And what makes Earth so special? Take a new look at the world around you with the space scientist and broadcaster. 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.

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 latest book The Story of the Solar System: A Visual Journey brings the space family to life.

Maggie Aderin-Pocock