October 19 @ 8:00 pm - Prof Elizabeth Stanway – Cosmic Catastrophes

Fictions involving catastrophic cosmic explosions such as novae or supernovae range from narratives of a heroic, constructive drive outwards into the Universe to depressing and destructive apocalyptic fictions which posit the destruction of human culture and perhaps humanity itself. SF case studies nonetheless represent a rare engagement of popular culture with the details of stellar astrophysics, and a useful starting point from which to engage in a wider discussion about the ultimate fate of stars and our place in the Universe.

https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/nam2022_stanway_open_69.pdf