Explore how astronomy fuels science fiction in eight vivid ways — from real discoveries that reshape story ideas to cosmic visuals that inform setting and technology. This hub links to a series of deep-dive posts on stellar phenomena, planetary science, astrobiology, spacecraft design, and other ways space science sparks plot, characters, and worldbuilding.
Explore the life cycle of stars in “10 Ways Stars Are Born and Die,” a hub post linking detailed guides on stellar nurseries, protostars, main-sequence evolution, red giants, supernovae, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and black holes. This overview explains ten distinct formation and end-of-life paths with clear diagrams and links to in-depth articles — click to discover how mass and environment shape stellar fates.
The Carina Nebula – also known as NGC 3372 – is a large region of interstellar clouds where stars form.…
The first thing you need to understand about nebulae is that the space between stars and star systems isn’t a…
