Comedian's third kids' title

 Dara Ó Briain is to release his third children’s science book, this one about the possible existence of aliens.

 Is Anybody Out There?,  to be published in October, will discuss how life begins, the search for planets that might sustain it, and whether we could meet extraterrestrials. 

The comedian – a mathematical physics graduate from University College Dublin – previously wrote  Beyond The Sky: You And The Universe, in 2017 and Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes in 2018.

Elizabeth Scoggins of publishers Scholastic told trade website The Bookseller: ‘A true space expert and effortlessly funny, Dara keeps amazing us with his inimitable writing for children and we are very proud to publish him’

Click here to order the book, which will be illustrated by Luna Valentine and aimed at children aged nine to 13.

Published: 14 May 2020