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The doll, created by toy company Mattel, wears a starry dress and has a telescope accessory - a nod to Dr Aderin-Pocock's work with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Mattel has honoured Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, a British space scientist, with a Barbie in her likeness to celebration International Women's Day and British Science Week. All Photos: PA
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE doll features a rendition of the space scientist wearing a starry dress and has a telescope accessory - a nod to Dr Aderin-Pocock's work with the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock is a British scientist and science communicator who is best known for presenting 'The Sky at Night' on BBC One.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock was born in 1968 in London to Nigerian parents and grew up in both the UK and Nigeria.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock doll is wearing a starry blue dress and chunky earrings.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock has worked on various space projects, including designing a spectrograph for the Gemini telescope, and is an advocate for increasing diversity in STEM fields.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock hopes the doll will remind girls that 'when you reach for the stars, anything is possible'.
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The doll, created by toy company Mattel, wears a starry dress and has a telescope accessory - a nod to Dr Aderin-Pocock's work with the James Webb Space Telescope.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/6V6WII5KWCZNG2NLXQT7NWNIXU.jpg?smart=true&auth=6ad6b3c59e2bddb6d0758d15cc4e83d719fdd33b05d472edafb298432f521f99&width=400&height=225)
Mattel has honoured Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, a British space scientist, with a Barbie in her likeness to celebration International Women's Day and British Science Week. All Photos: PA
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Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE doll features a rendition of the space scientist wearing a starry dress and has a telescope accessory - a nod to Dr Aderin-Pocock's work with the James Webb Space Telescope.
![](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/XI5GQ5P5OIESA7MIDJOK4DVOFM.jpg?smart=true&auth=0ed9426efbede0d8c7908a227fb4995543aa7809a220739df845fc2c67618ef6&width=400&height=225)
Dr Aderin-Pocock is a British scientist and science communicator who is best known for presenting 'The Sky at Night' on BBC One.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock was born in 1968 in London to Nigerian parents and grew up in both the UK and Nigeria.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock doll is wearing a starry blue dress and chunky earrings.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock has worked on various space projects, including designing a spectrograph for the Gemini telescope, and is an advocate for increasing diversity in STEM fields.
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Dr Aderin-Pocock hopes the doll will remind girls that 'when you reach for the stars, anything is possible'.
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The doll, created by toy company Mattel, wears a starry dress and has a telescope accessory - a nod to Dr Aderin-Pocock's work with the James Webb Space Telescope.
Barbie made in likeness of UK scientist for promoting Stem subjects to girls
The announcement coincides with both International Women's Day and British Science Week
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Marwa Hassan
07 March, 2023
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