Fred Watson

LONGLISTED for the 2020 ABIA Small Publisher's Adult Book of the Year NOMINATED for the AAAS / SB&F Book Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science / Subaru Are we alone in the Universe? Where did the Moon come from? How do we know what stars are made of? Could there really be a future in asteroid...

Have you ever wondered what dark matter is or why galaxies collide? Or why the Moon is gradually drifting away from Earth? Space is really, really big, as Douglas Adams once pointed out, and there is no better guide to it than Fred Watson, astronomer to the stars. Fred Watson has taken the many, many questions that have been asked...

Age range 10+Why do stars twinkle? What's the best way to start spotting constellations and comets? Is there life beyond Earth? What's the chance of a catastrophic collision with a killer asteroid?He's covered the big space questions for adults, now Australia's very own Astronomer-at-Large, Fred Watson, embarks on a grand tour of the Universe especially for children. From stargazing to...