Elizabeth Stanway
@tiylaya.bsky.social
Co-lead of the BPASS project, writer of the Cosmic Stories Science-and-Science-Fiction blog. Reader in Astrophysics at Warwick Uni, but posting my own views only.
In case anyone missed it yesterday...
New #CosmicStories blog post! Today, we're looking at #SpyFi - the glorious overlap between espionage, #ScienceandSF and what it tells us about how science is perceived. Featuring The Man from UNCLE. The Avengers, James Bond and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In case anyone missed it yesterday...
New #CosmicStories blog post! Today, we're looking at #SpyFi - the glorious overlap between espionage, #ScienceandSF and what it tells us about how science is perceived. Featuring The Man from UNCLE. The Avengers, James Bond and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
New #CosmicStories blog post! Today, we're looking at #SpyFi - the glorious overlap between espionage, #ScienceandSF and what it tells us about how science is perceived. Featuring The Man from UNCLE. The Avengers, James Bond and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
Comments always welcome!
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! I'm returning to home ground of #astronomy with a look at Habitable Exomoons. Featuring Star Trek, Star Wars, Avatar and works by Asimov and Chambers amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 AM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! I'm returning to home ground of #astronomy with a look at Habitable Exomoons. Featuring Star Trek, Star Wars, Avatar and works by Asimov and Chambers amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
October 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! I'm returning to home ground of #astronomy with a look at Habitable Exomoons. Featuring Star Trek, Star Wars, Avatar and works by Asimov and Chambers amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments welcome!
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at narratives of Earth's overpopulation in #ScienceandSF. Featuring Hershey, Harrison, Silverberg, Soylent Green, Logan's Run and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
October 5, 2025 at 6:47 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at narratives of Earth's overpopulation in #ScienceandSF. Featuring Hershey, Harrison, Silverberg, Soylent Green, Logan's Run and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
New blog post! Today in #CosmicStories I look at humanity on trial in #scienceandSF. Featuring Williamson, Haldeman, Clifton, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Stranger on Venus and #StarTrek: The Next Generation amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
September 7, 2025 at 7:57 AM
New blog post! Today in #CosmicStories I look at humanity on trial in #scienceandSF. Featuring Williamson, Haldeman, Clifton, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Stranger on Venus and #StarTrek: The Next Generation amongst others.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of the intramercurial planet Vulcan. Featuring stories from Rocklynne, Brackett, Cummings, Vincent and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
August 24, 2025 at 7:37 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of the intramercurial planet Vulcan. Featuring stories from Rocklynne, Brackett, Cummings, Vincent and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#ScienceFiction #Astronomy
In case anyone missed it last week....
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of oxygen... the deadliest gas. Featuring examples from Clarke, Thomas, Chain, Follett, Rocklynne and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
August 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In case anyone missed it last week....
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of oxygen... the deadliest gas. Featuring examples from Clarke, Thomas, Chain, Follett, Rocklynne and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
August 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of oxygen... the deadliest gas. Featuring examples from Clarke, Thomas, Chain, Follett, Rocklynne and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I look at small time shifts in #ScienceandSF - are they really a recipe for invisibility? Including examples from Aldiss, Bayley, Rusch and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
July 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In case anyone missed it at the weekend...
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I look at small time shifts in #ScienceandSF - are they really a recipe for invisibility? Including examples from Aldiss, Bayley, Rusch and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
July 27, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I look at small time shifts in #ScienceandSF - are they really a recipe for invisibility? Including examples from Aldiss, Bayley, Rusch and others. Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/
New post! In today's Cosmic Stories blog, I take a look at the science and SF of lunar observatories, featuring Clarke, Richardson, Ley, Bova, Latner and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
July 13, 2025 at 7:13 AM
New post! In today's Cosmic Stories blog, I take a look at the science and SF of lunar observatories, featuring Clarke, Richardson, Ley, Bova, Latner and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
In case anyone missed it last week...
New blog post day! Today I'm taking a look at reproductive technologies in science and science fiction. Featuring works by Haldane, Russell, Herbert, Sargent, Bujold and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
July 9, 2025 at 5:18 PM
In case anyone missed it last week...
Reposted by Elizabeth Stanway
The Minor Planet Center has designated 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), or informally "Comet ATLAS", a new interstellar comet that is currently about 4.5 AU from the Sun and screaming through the solar system at 58 km/s (130000 mph)
July 3, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Minor Planet Center has designated 3I/ATLAS = C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), or informally "Comet ATLAS", a new interstellar comet that is currently about 4.5 AU from the Sun and screaming through the solar system at 58 km/s (130000 mph)
Lots of excitement about a new candidate interstellar object: earthsky.org/space/new-in...
I looked at interstellar objects in science and science fiction in Cosmic Stories a couple of years ago - might be time for an update!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#astronomy #Science #ScienceFiction
I looked at interstellar objects in science and science fiction in Cosmic Stories a couple of years ago - might be time for an update!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#astronomy #Science #ScienceFiction
July 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Lots of excitement about a new candidate interstellar object: earthsky.org/space/new-in...
I looked at interstellar objects in science and science fiction in Cosmic Stories a couple of years ago - might be time for an update!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#astronomy #Science #ScienceFiction
I looked at interstellar objects in science and science fiction in Cosmic Stories a couple of years ago - might be time for an update!
www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...
#astronomy #Science #ScienceFiction
New blog post day! Today I'm taking a look at reproductive technologies in science and science fiction. Featuring works by Haldane, Russell, Herbert, Sargent, Bujold and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
June 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
New blog post day! Today I'm taking a look at reproductive technologies in science and science fiction. Featuring works by Haldane, Russell, Herbert, Sargent, Bujold and others.
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_decanted_every/
Anyone who enjoyed my recent post on Language and Linguistics may be interested by a story I've just come across in the May/June 2025 edition of @analogsf.bsky.social
Isolate by language hobbyist @tomrpike.bsky.social follows a linguist assigned to evaluate the language of the planet Emepera. 1/n
Isolate by language hobbyist @tomrpike.bsky.social follows a linguist assigned to evaluate the language of the planet Emepera. 1/n
New post day! Today in #CosmicStories, I take a look at the #ScienceandSF of Language and Linguistics, featuring works by Elgin, Vance, Delany, Sheckley and Masson amongst others, as well as Star Trek, Arrival and more.
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
June 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Anyone who enjoyed my recent post on Language and Linguistics may be interested by a story I've just come across in the May/June 2025 edition of @analogsf.bsky.social
Isolate by language hobbyist @tomrpike.bsky.social follows a linguist assigned to evaluate the language of the planet Emepera. 1/n
Isolate by language hobbyist @tomrpike.bsky.social follows a linguist assigned to evaluate the language of the planet Emepera. 1/n
New post day! Today in #CosmicStories, I take a look at the #ScienceandSF of Language and Linguistics, featuring works by Elgin, Vance, Delany, Sheckley and Masson amongst others, as well as Star Trek, Arrival and more.
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
June 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
New post day! Today in #CosmicStories, I take a look at the #ScienceandSF of Language and Linguistics, featuring works by Elgin, Vance, Delany, Sheckley and Masson amongst others, as well as Star Trek, Arrival and more.
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
June 15, 2025 at 7:40 AM
New post day! Today in #CosmicStories, I take a look at the #ScienceandSF of Language and Linguistics, featuring works by Elgin, Vance, Delany, Sheckley and Masson amongst others, as well as Star Trek, Arrival and more.
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
Comments always welcome.
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
In case anyone missed it....
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the protections and perils of personal shields in science and SF, including examples from Asimov, Anderson, Stargate Atlantis, Smith and others. Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
June 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In case anyone missed it....
Reposted by Elizabeth Stanway
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the protections and perils of personal shields in science and SF, including examples from Asimov, Anderson, Stargate Atlantis, Smith and others. Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
June 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the protections and perils of personal shields in science and SF, including examples from Asimov, Anderson, Stargate Atlantis, Smith and others. Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the protections and perils of personal shields in science and SF, including examples from Asimov, Anderson, Stargate Atlantis, Smith and others. Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
June 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the protections and perils of personal shields in science and SF, including examples from Asimov, Anderson, Stargate Atlantis, Smith and others. Comments always welcome!
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF
www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...
#scienceandSF