Long before humans wrote, we painted. From mud and ash to acrylic and computers, artists across the centuries have found countless inventive ways to explore and express some of life's biggest mysteries. Enter space art, a genre of artistic expression that strives to capture the wonders of our universe. This lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkable development of space art from a fledgling theme to a modern movement. In Part I, we traverse the history of art and astronomy from ancient times, through the Industrial Revolution, and into the 20th-century Space Age. Part II delves into the diverse techniques and subgenres of space art, where you will learn about things like rocks and balls, hardware art, and cosmic expressionism. Along the way, we'll stop at places where neither humans nor spacecraft can easily go, from the scorching surface of Venus and the radiation-soaked volcanoes of Io to the alien terrain of exoplanets and the depths of distant galaxies. Featuring hundreds of original color images from space artists and astronomers alike, this book is a vivid visual story about the power of art, astronomy, and human curiosity. A heavily revised edition of the original Beauty of Space, it will entertain, educate, and inspire anybody who yearns to make sense of the strange and surreal sights in our universe.

Long before humans wrote, we painted. From mud and ash to acrylic and computers, artists across the centuries have found countless inventive ways to explore and express some of life's biggest mysteries. Enter space art, a genre of artistic expression that strives to capture the wonders of our universe. This lavishly illustrated book chronicles the remarkable development of space art from a fledgling theme to a modern movement. In Part I, we traverse the history of art and astronomy from ancient times, through the Industrial Revolution, and into the 20th-century Space Age. Part II delves into the diverse techniques and subgenres of space art, where you will learn about things like rocks and balls, hardware art, and cosmic expressionism. Along the way, we'll stop at places where neither humans nor spacecraft can easily go, from the scorching surface of Venus and the radiation-soaked volcanoes of Io to the alien terrain of exoplanets and the depths of distant galaxies. Featuring hundreds of original color images from space artists and astronomers alike, this book is a vivid visual story about the power of art, astronomy, and human curiosity. A heavily revised edition of the original Beauty of Space, it will entertain, educate, and inspire anybody who yearns to make sense of the strange and surreal sights in our universe.

Twin brother and sister CJ and PJ Wyndham are outside playing when they witness the fantastic - an alien spaceship crashing to Earth. Before they can react, light flares, the ground shakes, and a strange technology reaches out from the crashed ship to transform the twins into Galactic Guardians. Now CJ and PJ have to leave Earth to attend the Guardian Academy on the distant planet Jaarwahst. Surrounded by strange aliens, fantastic technology, and incredible alien sights, CJ and PJ are drawn into a 5000-year old mystery behind how and why the ship crashed on Earth. Even as they make new friends and learn how to control their amazing Guardian abilities, forces on Jaarwahst are plotting. Was the crash an accident? Or is there a galaxy-wide conspiracy aimed at Earth? CJ and PJ must use science, intellect, and their wits to solve the mystery before villains strike at Earth again. But the more clues they uncover, the greater the danger becomes - until the dark forces in the galaxy pick a new target to eliminate - the twins! Filled with as much adventure as true science, "Earth Force" is a story that will both entertain and educate young adult readers - and inspire them to become the astronomers, archeologists, and astronauts of tomorrow.