Disney Science in Comics: Galaxies and Planets

San Fransokyo faces a threat from the stars, and it’s up to Big Hero 6 to fight back! As new villains and cosmic dangers emerge, Hiro, Baymax, and the team set out on an adventure that may uncover the truth about alien life.

Menaces from outer space are threatening life in San Fransokyo, and the Big Hero 6 team needs to jump into action! Will our superheroes be strong enough to fight new villains and the forces of space? And will they find out if aliens really exist? Join them in these adventures, and you will explore the wonders of the universe with its galaxies and planets!

Postdoctoral fellow, astrophysicist, and science communicator.

AnnMarie is a professor in the School of Engineering and the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas. She is the founder and director of the Playful Learning Lab, which explores ways to encourage children, of all ages, to embrace playful learning. She and her students created Squishy Circuits. She is the author of “Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation.”

AnnMarie earned Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Caltech, and an S.B. in Ocean Engineering (with a minor in Music) from MIT. Additionally, she completed a professional certificate in Sustainable Design from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.

AnnMarie co-founded and co-directs the University of St. Thomas Center for Engineering Education (CEE), which offers engineering courses for P-12 educators and conducts research on engineering at the pre-collegiate level. AnnMarie’s teaching covers classes on topics such as Engineering Graphics and Design, Machine Design, Dynamics (with Circus Lab), Toy Design, Product Design for an Aging Population, Technology Prototyping (for Business majors), Environmental Sustainability/Innovation, and Brain Machine Interfaces (seminar).

She served as the Founding Executive Director of the Maker Education Initiative, where her team established the national Maker Corps program and laid the groundwork for this nonprofit.

AnnMarie lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, with her husband and two daughters. She is an amateur aerialist, specializing in static and flying trapeze, as well as juggling and cyr wheel

Andrea is a journalist who’s been dealing with environmental problems for thirty years. Based on scientific studies, he invents books, games, educational workshops and summer camps to teach children to respect the Earth.

Freelance writer and story editor.