What is Science Together?

Science Together gives your family one short science question every evening, written to be read aloud at the table. Everyone locks in a guess, the grown-up reveals the answer, and the family talks about it. It is designed to feel finished after two minutes.

Do my children need their own accounts?

No. There is one family account, on the grown-up's phone, and there are no child logins. The only thing the app knows about a child is a first name and an emoji face, and that stays on your device.

Are there adverts in Science Together?

No. There are no ads, no tracking, no analytics and nothing to scroll, whichever way you join.

How much does Science Together cost?

It is 3.99 pounds a month or 30 pounds a year, always starting with a free trial. The first 100 Founding Families pay 30 pounds once and keep it for good.

Who writes the questions?

Antony O'Sullivan, a working comet scientist and PhD researcher at Cardiff University. Every question comes with a simple answer to read aloud, a deeper layer for when they ask why, a note on what nobody knows yet, and something to try using what you already have at home.

Does NOVA outreach visit schools?

Yes. NOVA outreach delivers curriculum-linked science workshops, VR space experiences and full planetarium days to primary and secondary schools across Wales and the wider UK. Prices start at 200 pounds for a single session, and funded free places are available to state schools whenever funding allows.

Books, apps and free resources

Fill your shelves with wonder

Everything The Bearded Scientist has made, in one place. Every purchase supports NOVA outreach's work in schools.

The Bearded Scientist books

Books for curious minds

The First Steps series: beautiful, factual science books that children actually want to read, written in the irresistible voice of the universe's most enthusiastic scientist.

Comets Blaze and Amaze!

First Steps · Ages 5 to 10

Discover the ancient dirty snowballs of space: cosmic travellers carrying the secrets of how our world began.

Available soon

The Solar System Is Wild and Vast

First Steps · Ages 5 to 10

Journey through our cosmic neighbourhood, from Mercury's scorching surface to the icy outer reaches of the Solar System.

Available soon

Written by Tony O'Sullivan, illustrated by Nathan Chitsiga, designed by Jane Gollner. Both titles are on the way. Join the mailing list and you will hear the moment they land.

Apps

Science that carries on at home

App purchases happen on Google Play, not here. Tap through and you will be taken straight to the store.

Science Together

One science question a night for the whole family. Guess, reveal, then talk. No ads, no child logins.

£3.99 a month or £30 a year, with a free trial.

Get it on Google Play

Ask The Bearded Scientist

Ask any science question and get an extraordinary answer, in The Bearded Scientist's own voice.

Coming soon

First Steps apps

First Steps to the Periodic Table and First Steps to Physics, both for ages 5 to 10.

Coming soon

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Free resources

Take science home, at no cost

Activity sheets, experiment cards and teacher resources, free to download and free to use. Everything here works with what you already have at home or in the classroom, with nothing to buy and nothing to sign up for.

Comet Chasers activity sheet

The classroom investigation, adapted for the kitchen table.

Coming soon

Exoplanet hunt worksheet

Find a planet around another star using real NASA data.

Coming soon

Pupil certificate template

For teachers running their own follow-up after a visit.

Coming soon

More on the way

New resources are added as sessions are built. Join the mailing list and you will hear when each one lands.

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Where the money goes

Every purchase supports free school visits

Profits from the shop go straight back into funding science sessions for state schools that could not otherwise pay for them. Buying a book buys a child a morning of wonder somewhere else.

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