Am I Made of Stardust?: Dr Maggie Answers the Big Questions for Young Scientists

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of our bodies) and lithium, which our body contains in very tiny trace amounts, originated from the Big Bang. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock (MBE) is a space scientist, celebrated STEM educator and communicator, and presenter of the long-standing BBC’s The Sky at Night. This process has been going on for something like 13 billion years and our solar system is thought to have formed only 4. When those stars went supernova - exploded powerfully - and expelled the elements they had produced, they seeded the next generation of stars. Every element was made in a star and if you combine those elements in different ways you can make species of gas, minerals, and bigger things like asteroids, and from asteroids you can start making planets and then you start to make water and other ingredients required for life and then, eventually, us.

When stars die and lose their mass, all the elements that had been generated inside are swept out into space. Most of the elements of our bodies were formed in stars over the course of billions of years and multiple star lifetimes. Mae’r llyfr rhagorol hwn yn cyflwyno atebion Dr Maggie i rai cwestiynau penigamp, o ‘Wnaeth rhywun yrru car ar y lleuad? She is passionate about encouraging young people to pursue their “big, crazy dreams” and to answer big questions. Captured by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in 2011, this image of the North America Nebula shows a cluster of young stars (about one million years old).When that happens to really big stars you can get some really, really spectacular supernovas,' Ashley says.

This book is full of wondrous facts, questions and answers about space, spacecrafts and galaxies far, far away.The first stars burned their fuel quickly and were able to make only a few elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.

So it's very likely that there are a whole bunch of different stars that have contributed the elements we see in our own solar system, our planet and those found within you. From black holes to dining experiences on the International Space Station, this wonderful volume from a prize-winning scientist and broadcaster collates tons of thrilling information for aspiring astronauts.Pollution has caused toxic air in our cities, and farming and logging have wreaked havoc on our forests.