Book One
When We Look Up
“Perspective Begins by Looking Up.” An inviting first step into the night sky — the stars overhead, what makes them shine, and how to start recognising what you're looking at.
For beginnersNight-sky guide
Look up.
Understand what you see.
Author Tim Stephenson turns a lifetime of looking up into books, conversations, and evenings under the real sky — written for anyone curious about space and science, not just scientists.
The Books
Start with the series. Stay for the story.
By Tim Stephenson — someone who hasn't actually been there. Three books that build on each other — from looking up and getting your bearings, to the people who first figured out how the heavens move, to the Moon we see every month. Plus a fourth book — his teaching memoir, Beyond the Classroom, written for teachers.
Book Two
And Yet It Moves
The history of our understanding, told as a human story: Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler — the thinkers who dared to move Earth from the centre and reimagine the heavens.
History of scienceStory-driven
Book Three
More Than Moonlight
Our familiar neighbour, up close. A close look at the world we know best after Earth — its phases, craters, seas, and why it still rewards anyone who takes time to really look.
Observe it yourselfAll ages
Also by Tim Stephenson
Beyond the Classroom
“Motivating Teachers. Rethinking Education.” Tim's teaching memoir — his teaching story. A separate book from the series, drawn from a career in education and written for teachers, former students, and anyone who remembers a classroom that changed them.
StandaloneTeaching memoir
From Beyond the Classroom
“All my life, I’ve been doing my best to be observant of both the spoken word and the unspoken example, and because I had really thought through my true areas of passion, teaching for me became a mission. It was a mission to bring awareness to my students and anyone else that would listen, an education through which was woven the patterns and themes of space and climate. And it changed my career. I truly want this to happen to you too!”
All four books are available through Tim Stephenson’s Amazon author page — amazon.ca/stores/author/B08W4MT5SX — where you can find the whole collection in one place.
Tim Stephenson on Amazon.caBrowse and buy the books from Tim’s official Amazon author page.
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The Full Series
A Journey Through Ten Lessons
Lessons from Space is a ten-book journey, one lesson at a time. Three are published — the rest are on the way, roughly one every season through June 2028.
March 2026 Published
When We Look Up
Discover the night sky and your place in the universe.
June 2026 Published
And Yet It Moves
How a handful of courageous thinkers transformed our view of the cosmos.
September 2026 Published You are here
More Than Moonlight
Our nearest celestial neighbour has shaped Earth — and us.
December 2026
Gravity: Newton to Einstein
From falling apples to curved spacetime.
March 2027
Time: Einstein's Other Revolution
Why time isn't as constant as it seems.
June 2027
The Universe Revealed
The detective story of twentieth-century cosmology.
September 2027
Our Star
The remarkable science of the Sun.
December 2027
Mars
Humanity's enduring fascination with the Red Planet.
March 2028
Are We Alone?
The search for life beyond Earth.
June 2028
The Invisible Universe
Dark matter, dark energy, and the hidden cosmos.
Not sure where to start?
Pick a curiosity
Watch & Listen
Curiosity, wherever you are
Videos and podcast conversations for anyone curious about space and science — lifelong learners, stargazers, and anyone who loves to wonder. Same idea as the books: take something vast, and make it feel close and understandable.
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YouTube Channel
Science360 — Beyond the Sky
Video resources for anyone curious about space — whether you're learning for the pure joy of it, exploring with family and friends, or you simply love a clear night. Watch first, then head outside and try it yourself.
Visit the channel on YouTube →youtube.com/@science360-beyondthesky6
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Spreaker · Podcast
Science 360
Are you curious about the world — and what's beyond it? Whether it's space, the climate, chemistry, biology, physics, or how we learn, Science 360 explores science from all angles — with fascinating guests whose stories, ideas, and knowledge are yours to enjoy.
Listen on Spreaker →spreaker.com/podcast/science-360--4296700
Most popular on the channel
Start with the videos viewers return to most. Each card opens the channel, where you can find the video in the library.
33K views · Most popular
Ptolemy's Geocentric ModelThe Earth-centred universe, explained the way the ancient world saw it — circles within circles, and a model that lasted 1,400 years.Watch on YouTube →
4.7K views
Calculating the Distance to the MoonGeometry, shadows, and a measurement you can follow step by step — how far away is our nearest neighbour, really?Watch on YouTube →
3.5K views
Nicholas Copernicus — Heliocentric ModelThe quiet revolution: put the Sun in the centre, and the wandering planets suddenly make sense.Watch on YouTube →
2.5K views
There is no place like home! — TEDxLangleyEDTim's TEDx talk: what looking outward at the universe teaches us about the one planet we call home.Watch on YouTube →
2.4K views
Characteristics of the Sun — Part 1 of 9The opening of the 9-part Sun & Solar System series — size, heat, light, and why everything else orbits it.Watch on YouTube →
1.2K views
Johannes KeplerCircles become ellipses: the laws of planetary motion that turned Copernicus's idea into working astronomy.Watch on YouTube →
Video series that match the books
The channel is organised the same way as the series — watch a chapter, read a chapter.
Matches Book One · When We Look Up
The Sun & Solar System
A 9-part series beginning with Characteristics of the Sun — the foundations for looking up with understanding.
Matches Book Two · And Yet It Moves
The History Series
Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Hubble and Einstein — the people who changed how we see our place in the universe.
Matches Book Three · More Than Moonlight
The Moon Series
A 5-part Moon series, including Calculating the Distance to the Moon — our nearest neighbour, measured and understood.
Featured guests on Science 360
Ninety-eight episodes across five seasons — and conversations with people doing remarkable science. A few favourite guests to start with; every episode is free on Spreaker.
Episode 88
Dr. Sarika Cullis-Suzuki
Host of CBC's The Nature of Things — on oceans, storytelling, and bringing science to a national audience.
Listen on Spreaker →Episode 85
Dr. Marcelo Gleiser
Templeton Prize–winning physicist — on the universe, imperfection, and why science needs wonder.
Listen on Spreaker →Episode 40
Paul Rosolie
Amazon conservationist and author — dispatches from the rainforest and the fight to protect it.
Listen on Spreaker →Episodes 95–96
Dr. Julia Huggins
Forest and ocean microbes — a two-part conversation on the smallest life with the biggest effects.
Listen on Spreaker →Episode 93
Peter Byck
Director of Roots So Deep — on soil, cattle, and what farmers can teach us about the climate.
Listen on Spreaker →Episode 97
Todd Gonzales
Director of Education at Lowell Observatory — on telescopes, dark skies, and getting people of all ages looking up.
Listen on Spreaker →Episode 89
Dr. Ross Laird
Rethinking how we learn — on creativity, craft, curiosity, and what learning looks like when it really works.
Listen on Spreaker →New here? Start with the MoonMore Than Moonlight (Book Three) + a clear night
Reading or watching together?And Yet It Moves (Book Two) pairs well with conversation — great for book clubs, families, and curious friends
Want it live?An Evening of Astronomy — next: Tue, Jan 12, 2027 · Register via Fraser Valley Continuing Education below
In Person · Fraser Valley Continuing Education
An Evening of Astronomy
Tim's live presentation through Fraser Valley Continuing Education — Beyond the Sky: The Known Universe, an epic journey through what we understand about the cosmos and the vast mysteries that still await. A small, friendly evening for people who've always meant to learn the sky. No experience needed, no test at the end. Just curiosity, clear explanations, and time to ask questions.
Tue, Jan 12, 2027Next evening · 7pm – 9pm
$29.99Buy 1 ticket, bring a young guest aged 18 or younger free
Credo Christian High School21846 52 Ave, Langley
For all levelsBeginners especially welcome · 10–15 people
All upcoming evenings · 7pm – 9pm · Credo Christian High School, Langley
- Tuesday, January 12, 2027
- Tuesday, March 9, 2027
- Tuesday, May 18, 2027
No two classes are the same — pick your date when you register.
fraservalleycontinuingeducation.ca/product/beyond-the-sky/
Corporate Events · Speaking
Book Tim as a speaker
Planning a conference, staff event, or client evening? Tim Stephenson brings the night sky indoors — a talk about space that leaves people looking up long after the event ends.
“There is no place like home!”Tim's TEDxLangleyED talk — on what looking outward at the universe teaches us about the one planet we call home.
Tim's talks draw on his Lessons from Space books and his Evening of Astronomy evenings: big ideas, told as stories, in plain language. Engaging and jargon-free, with questions welcome throughout.
Talk topics
- The night sky and our place in it — the stars overhead, and how to start recognising what you're seeing.
- How our view of the cosmos changed — Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Einstein, and the ideas that moved Earth from the centre of everything.
- The Moon, up close — our familiar neighbour: its phases, craters and seas, and why it still rewards a close look.
- Gravity and time — from Newton's falling apple to Einstein's revolutions in how we understand both.
- Are we alone? — the search for life beyond Earth, and what we know so far.
32 yearsTeaching science at Walnut Grove Secondary, Langley
Prime Minister's AwardFor Teaching Excellence, 2018
AuthorOf the Lessons from Space book series
50–100 peopleIdeal audience size for an evening talk
Get in touch for availability and rates: astrostephenson11@gmail.com
About
About Tim Stephenson
Curious first. Author because the night sky — and the questions it raises — were too good not to share.
“Most people have looked up a thousand times. I'm interested in the moment someone looks up — and actually understands what they're seeing.”
- Lifelong learner & storyteller — now writing and presenting full-time on astronomy, space, and the joy of understanding the universe.
- Award-winning teacher, 32 years — science teacher at Walnut Grove Secondary School in Langley, BC, and recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2018 — the pinnacle of his career.
- Author of the three-book Lessons from Space series — When We Look Up, And Yet It Moves, and More Than Moonlight — and Beyond the Classroom.
- Host of An Evening of Astronomy through Fraser Valley Continuing Education.
- Also at UBC — Faculty Associate work supporting learning and mentorship.
- Based in the Fraser Valley, BC — writing, presenting, and looking up from Aldergrove.
Tim, holding Beyond the Classroom.