Maggie Aderin, Sarah Wild, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
A Journey to the Beginning of Time
Price: £25.00
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 24/09/2026
ISBN: 9781789298321
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Science - History - Philosophy
Binding: Hardback
Size: 280 x 216 mm
Extent: 224 pages
Illustration: Full colour pictures, and b&w line drawings
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
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Enquire nowThis book is literally heavenly – a wonderful showcase for the glories of the cosmos revealed by the extraordinary James Webb Space Telescope.
Marcus Chown, Author of One Thing You Need to Know
Maggie Aderin adds a depth of understanding that is rarely found in illustrated books. A collection of wonders.
Brian Clegg, Science Writer
The ultimate book on all things JWST, perfectly blending astrophysics and engineering. Aderin describes not just the science of what’s going on in these incredible JWST images but crucially how the images were taken.
Dr Becky Smethurst, Astrophysicist, Author and YouTuber
Dr Maggie Aderin offers a stunning insight into the incredible galaxies that surround us.
Sandi Toksvig
An essential - and beautiful - companion: comprising 30,000 words and featuring approximately 100 images from NASA, this is perfect for anyone wanting to understand how the JWST works and what it means for our understanding of the universe.
Featuring the latest discoveries from the JWST: this up-to-the-minute book covers what the telescope and its photographs mean for the future of space technology.
Written by Dr Maggie Aderin: the much-revered space expert and author of Webb’s Universe, which has sold over 15,000 copies in the English language and has been translated in seven languages. Sarah Wild is an established science communicator. Both are available for PR.
Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock 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 science. 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 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.
