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Don Dixon (born 1951) is an American astronomical artist practicing space art in the tradition of Chesley Bonestell.. Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Dixon has created cover art for Scientific American, Sky & Telescope, Omni, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Astronomy Magazine, and many other publications.
Some of his best early work was to illustrate a nonfiction book by Patrick Moore, Suns, Myths, and Men (1954)." Gustafson and Nicholls remark that The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction was "the magazine for which he developed his famous "Space Gumby 'Bhen'," a green alien
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. The most frequent weekly best seller of the year was It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover with 10 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros with 9 weeks. For a second consecutive year, Colleen ...
The International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), is a non-profit organization whose members implement and participate in astronomical and space art projects, promote education about space art and foster international cooperation in artistic work inspired by the exploration of the Universe.
Trouvelot, The great nebula in Orion (1875).. Astronomical art is a genre of space art that focuses on visual representations of outer space.It encompasses various themes, including the space environment as a new frontier for humanity, depictions of alien worlds, representations of extreme phenomena like black holes, and artistic concepts inspired by astronomy.
The Science in Science Fiction: 83 SF Predictions That Became Scientific Reality. Consulting Editor: James Gunn. BenBella Books. pp. 43–46. ISBN 978-1-932100-48-8. Fraknoi, Andrew (January 2024). "Science Fiction Stories with Good Astronomy & Physics: A Topical Index" (PDF). Astronomical Society of the Pacific (7.3 ed.). pp. 7–8.
Junior Library Guild Selection; nominee for Library of Virginia Literary Award for Non-Fiction: Recentering the Universe; Best Children's Books of the Year, 2015, Children’s Book Committee at the Bank Street College of Education: Curiosity's Mission on Mars; Finalist, Locus Award for Best Art Book, 2014: The Art of Space
The following list ranks the number-one best-selling fiction books, in the combined print and e-books category. For the third year, the most frequent weekly best seller of the year was Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens with 12 weeks at the top of the list, followed closely by It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover with 11 weeks at the top of the list.