Elizabeth Tasker is an astrophysicist and science communicator working at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in Tokyo.

Her research explores how stars and planets form by building mini universes inside her computer. She is a keen blogger, feeling that there is an equally great story in a trip across the world as there is in making use of a public bathroom. This ideology was confirmed when she won the 'Leap Local' travel writing awards in 2010 for an article on Japanese toilets.

Her popular science book, 'The Planet Factory', was published in September 2017 (November 2017 in the USA) by Bloomsbury Sigma. Her science writing has also appeared in Scientific American, Astronomy Magazine, NExSS Many Worlds, Nautilus, space.com and the Conversation.

Elizabeth lives in the Tokyo area with her cat, Norah. Her personal blog and a selection of her writing can be found at http://girlandkat.com, while her professional work page is at http://elizabethtasker.com .