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In this fact-file find out why we turned Caroline into a superhero.

Superhero Identity

During a sever illness as a child, which left her with blind in her left eye, Caroline gained her superpowers; she could freeze anything that got in her way. Later in life she took a job as an assistant to an inventor but soon realised she could make unique telescopes that gave her enhanced vision capabilities. Caroline is willing to bend the rules to keep the people of Earth safe but she must exercise caution to ensure she doesn't go too far and end up on the wrong side of the law.

Caroline can slow atoms in order to freeze objects.

Caroline features in our signature card game Top Quarkz. The gameplay supports development of maths, literacy and decision making skills all while learning about some of the most impressive scientific discoveries of our time and throughout history.

Caroline features in our game Black Hole. The goal is to form and discard pairs of cards. Make sure you're not the player left getting sucked into the Black Hole at the end of the game. Why a Black Hole? It's the biggest threat any superhero could face.

A giant colouring poster that will keep you busy for hours! Can you find Caroline hidden away in the Fetter's Chaos drawing?

Location - Caroline discovered Messier 110 the second companion of the Andromeda Galaxy.

Discovery - One of her most significant discoveries was periodic comet 35P/Herschel–Rigollet.

Weakness - A solar flare is a sudden flash of brightness on the Sun. Inside a flare, the temperature can reach 20 million degrees Kelvin. that will stop any freezing superpower!

Superpower - Freezing powers. We gave Caroline this superpower as space is cold. In fact it's about about minus 455 degrees Fahrenheit ( -235 Celsius).

Side-kick - All superheroes have a side-kick, William's side-kick is William Herschel Caroline was the younger sister of astronomer William Herschel, with whom she worked.

Each drawing we create has one or more hidden treasures about our superheroes' life experiences, depictions in art, jobs or discoveries. Did you find them all?

Strapped to Caroline's leg is a telescope. In 1793 she used a 9-inch telescope for her comet-searching, and discovered three more comets with this instrument.


The logo of the Royal Society is on Caroline's helmet. She was the first woman to become an honorary member of the Royal Society

We have packed a lot into our cards - from amazing imagined superpowers to biographical information and hidden treasures.

Astronomers study our universe and the objects found in it such as stars, planets, and galaxies.

Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences with records of people studying astronomy going as far back as Ancient Mesopotamia. All of these early scientists had to observe space with just their eyes. It wasn't until the invention of the telescope in the 1600s that scientists were able to see much further.

Video credit: RADICAL JR.

The meteor that struck the Yucatan peninsula was massive in scale. Some say it may have killed off the dinosaurs and led to the development of present-day mammals. Find out more in this Peekaboo Kidz video.

Find out about the inner workings of a telescope in this great video from the BBC.

Video Credit: Peekaboo Kidz

* Sometimes comets are referred to as "dirty snowballs" because they are made of ice, rock, gas and dust.

* Halley's Comet has been observed since at 240 B.C. Its orbit makes it visible from Earth every 76 years.

* Scientists believe there are one billion comets in our solar system.

* Most meteorites are one of three types: stony, stony-iron, or iron.

* "Comet" comes from the Latin meaning "long-haired".

Video credit: BBC

Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel, Caroline's brother.

Video Credit: Socratica

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