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This is an annotated topical index to science
fiction stories and novels that use good astronomy
and is part of the education web pages of the nonprofit Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
The listing currently has 195 entries organized
into 40 categories, ranging from "anti-matter" to "Venus." It includes stories and novels by a number of scientists (some writing under a pseudonym) and by other writers who pay attention to the accuracy of their science. It is not designed as a complete index, but highlights stories that teachers have found particularly useful for making scientific ideas come alive for non-science students.

The stories and novels listed deal with such
topics as the dangers of asteroid impacts and exploding stars, the future exploration of Mars, the fate of travelers who venture close to a black hole, the search for intelligent life in the universe (and what forms it might take), and what it would be like to live among the rings and moons of the outer solar system.

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