Raman Prinja (Author)
Multi-award-winning author, Professor Raman Prinja, is Head of Department for Astronomy at University College London. He is dedicated to the belief that it is hugely important to promote awareness of astronomy and physics to as wide an audience as possible, and especially to motivate and inspire the next generation of Universe explorers. As part of Professor Prinja's outreach, he has written several books on astronomy to share the excitement of the Universe with laypersons, parents, teachers and, above all, young people.

Kristina Kister (Illustrator)
Kristina Kister is an illustrator and character designer from Essen, Germany. After graduating in Communication Design she worked as a junior art director in an ad agency in Düsseldorf, where she illustrated for clients like Weight Watchers, Fashion Designer Thomas Rath, DHL and many more.

Today she is a freelance illustrator illustrating pen&paper books, children's books, developing character and concepts for German TV shows and all kinds of projects that involve illustration work.

Having a background as a graphic designer, her style is known for geometric shapes, unusual colour palettes and clear outlines. Working mostly digitally, she experiments with watercolour and pencil textures to give it an analogue feel.

• 1: INTRODUCTION
• 2: THE RAW INGREDIENTS
• 3: OUR SOLAR NEBULA COOKING POT
• 4: SEVERAL DASHES OF PLANETESIMALS
• 5: SEEDS OF THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM
• 6: MOULDING MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH AMD MARS
• 7: SEEDS OF THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM
• 8: SOLAR WIND CAST-OFF
• 9: LEFTOVERS
• 10: DWARF PLANET SPRINKLING
• 11: LAYERED PLANETS
• 12: FORMING THE GIANT FOUR
• 13: A COSMIC BASHING
• 14: SMASHING TOGETHER A MOON
• 15: A BIG BATCH OF MOONS
• 16: ICING AROUND THE PLANETS
• 17: ALLOW TO COOL
• 18: SOME FINAL SHAKES
• 19: MORE SOLAR SYSTEM RECIPES?
• 20: GREAT SOLAR SYSTEM BAKING CHALLENGE!
• • 1: ICED PLANET BISCUITS
  • 2: MOON ROCK MUNCHIES
• 21: GLOSSARY, INDEX AND FURTHER READING