The space exhibition book balances on top of a Mars-like planet, against a dark background. The front cover features a Jupiter-like planet with ‘Space’ in capital letters and the words ‘Could Life Exist Beyond Earth?’ in smaller font underneath.

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The book is displayed on dark brown sand, sculpted in a way to make it resemble the rocky, cratered surface of a planet.

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Introduce the cosmos to youngsters with the help of Waterhouse the mouse in this brilliantly illustrated story.

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A side view of the dark blue mug with its handle on the right. An illustration of the Perseverance Rover and the mini-helicopter Ingenuity is shown.
£24.00
The black t-shirt is on a wooden hanger. The front has the word ‘Mars’ at the top of a grid of six illustrations and the word 'Rovers' at the bottom. Each illustration is of a different rover, on a different coloured background.
From £16.00
The black tote bag has a grey illustration of the Rosalind Franklin rover on it. Its distinctive features are its trolley-like wheels, solar panels and periscope-like camera.
£15.00
The front cover has a head and shoulders photo of David Attenborough on a blue background, next to a quote from The Sunday Times. He wears a dark blue suit jacket and white shirt. Above him is the title and his name.
£12.99
The set of three pin badges attached to their light blue card packaging, which has the word ‘Space’ in blue above them.
£12.00
The illustrated front cover to Space: Could Life Exist Beyond Earth? features an orange Jupiter-like planet, a blue, icy world and the starburst NHM logo.
£9.99
The Earth Soft Toy sits on its legs, facing the camera. The material is light blue with two green patches representing land. The smile, eyes and cheeks are embroidered on the middle.
£8.00
The book’s front cover features illustrations of planets, stars and a mouse standing on a planet.
£6.99

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Side profile (facing to the right) of the T. rex Small Replica Skull showing its jaw, teeth and eye socket.
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A side view of the Ankylosaurus Soft View, showing its dark brown back, light brown body and amber-ringed eye. The triangles along its spine and sides represent the dinosaur's bony plates.
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