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James Webb’s Ancient Cosmos

A Journey to the Beginning of Time
By Sarah Wild and Dr Maggie Aderin
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Written by The Sky at Night's Dame Dr Maggie Aderin, this is an essential guide to the latest James Webb images, revealing what these discoveries mean for our understanding of the universe and human history.‘Dr Maggie Aderin offers a stunning insight into the incredible galaxies that... Read More
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Webb’s Ancient Universe goes back in time and reveals the biggest mysteries of our cosmos. Celebrating the James Webb telescope and its incredible discoveries, featuring images from NASA and written by space expert Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock.

From Dr Maggie Aderin comes a deep exploration of the beginning of the universe, including the first galaxies, stars and exoplanets, using the latest images from the James Webb Space Telescope.

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Written by The Sky at Night's Dame Dr Maggie Aderin, this is an essential guide to the latest James Webb images, revealing what these discoveries mean for our understanding of the universe and human history.

‘Dr Maggie Aderin offers a stunning insight into the incredible galaxies that surround us’ - Sandi Toksvig

‘Maggie Aderin adds a depth of understanding that is rarely found in illustrated books. A collection of wonders’ - Brian Clegg

Can the James Webb Space Telescope really see the past? Bringing their passion and expert knowledge of space, Dr Maggie Aderinand Sarah Wild take readers on a journey back in time to explore the creation and formation of our solar system, galaxies and other exoplanetary systems in the universe.

Beginning in our own galaxy, this stunning book uses the James Webb Space Telescope's cinematic images as route markers towards this cosmic dawn, revealing the mesmerizing pictures' secrets and explaining some of cosmology's greatest mysteries, from the shape of the universe to the nature of dark matter.

Featuring incredible space photography, Dr Maggie Aderin and Sarah Wild demystify the pictures from deep space and explain the essential science behind each discovery. The perfect science encyclopedia for fans of the night sky, astronomy and planets or anyone on the lookout for beautiful photography books.

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ISBN: 9781789298321

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Illustration: Full colour pictures, and b&w line drawings

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 1350g

Pages: 224

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About the Author

Maggie Aderin (Author)
Dame Maggie Aderin PhD is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science and demonstrating that you ‘don’t need a brain the size of a small planet’ to understand it. She is a BAFTA-nominated TV presenter, co-hosting the world’s longest-running science television programme The Sky at Night and delivering the 2025 RI Christmas lectures.Maggie also won the Institute of Physics gold medal for exceptional services to science education and physics communication and was made a Dame in the 2023 New Year’s Honours list.

Sarah Wild (Author)
Sarah Wild studied physics, electronics and English literature at Rhodes University, South Africa, and for an MSc in bioethics and health law, before becoming a freelance science journalist. She has also written books, won awards, and run national science desks. Her work has appeared in Nature, Science, Scientific American, and Undark, among others, and she has appeared on the BBC’s World Service and the Inside Science programme.

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