Co-lead of the BPASS project, writer of the Cosmic Stories Science-and-Science-Fiction blog. Astrophysics Professor at Warwick Uni, but posting my own views only.https://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mvwphvqcmc2sTime for a new blog post! Today in Cosmic Stories we're looking at the other side of the dark sector: Dark Energy. Including work by Baxter, Landis, Brin, Niven and others. Comments always welcome! https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/dark-sector-2/ #ScienceandSF #Physics #Cosmology20 Sep 2026 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvwphvqcmc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3muzr4wavnc2hHappy Anniversary, Star Trek! Always such a fascinating universe to explore for #science in #sciencefiction. And such a huge influence on so many scientists, physicists and astronomers! #StarTrek60 #Astronomy [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzr4wavnc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mutgzzykik2kTime for a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog post! Today I'm going to the dark side with the first of two entries on the dark sector, looking at the #sciencefiction of Dark Matter. Featuring work by Baxter, Reed, Bayley and others. Comments always welcome. https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/dark-sector-1/06 Sep 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutgzzykik2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mtqcxswqx22l#CosmicStories is all about the connection between #sciencefiction and #science, #astronomy in particular. In today's new blog, we take a look at what attendees of this year's @royalastrosoc.bsky.social #NAM2026 conference thought of using SF for science communication. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/astronomerologyiii/23 Aug 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqcxswqx22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3msvtpgnwz227The #eclipse today was a lot of fun. Sorry if you missed it... but you can still read about eclipses in science and science fiction! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvtpgnwz227https://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mssl2jlqqc2aIn case anyone missed it at the weekend... #eclipse #astronomy #sciencefiction #science [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssl2jlqqc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3msn2s7aqgk2vIt's a new blog day! This time in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at the #ScienceandSF of eclipses, transits and alignments - Syzygies. Featuring works by Heinlein, Fearn, Blish, Aldrin, Barnes, Lemkin, Asimov and others. Comments welcome! http://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/syzygy09 Aug 2026 07:28 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3msn2s7aqgk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mrjq4xsils2wNew #ScienceandSF blog! Today in #CosmicStories, we have a guest post. Astrophysicist Anwesha Sahu discusses her introduction to #sciencefiction and explores the television series #AlienEarth. Comments welcome! https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/scientific-journeys-2/26 Jul 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjq4xsils2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mqgibnlnw22qIt's a new blog post day! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at the #scienceandSF of game tournaments and gamester cultures. Featuring Banks, Star Trek, Cowper, Doctor Who and others. Comments welcome. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/the-gamesters/12 Jul 2026 05:51 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqgibnlnw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mpoqiavkz22qIn case anyone interested missed it on Sunday... #sciencefiction #humanadaptation #science #pantropy [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jul 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpoqiavkz22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mpdieqxfqs2dIt's a new blog day! Today in Cosmic Stories I take a look at the science and SF of adapting humans to new environments - to use James Blish's term pantropy, or Changing Everything. Featuring Stapledon, Bujold, Anderson and others. Comments welcome! https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/changing-everything/28 Jun 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpdieqxfqs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mo7yfcmook27It's time for a new #CosmicStories blog! Today we're looking at a tale of two black holes - a case studies in the #ScienceandSF of the movies Interstellar (2014) and The Black Hole (1979). Comments always welcome! https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/a-tale-of/14 Jun 2026 05:00 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7yfcmook27https://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mn4zbkwidc2zNew blog day! Today in #CosmicStories, we take a look at the #ScienceandSF of Internal Medicine - microsurgery carried out inside the human body. Featuring works by Skidmore, Anderson, Malzberg, Asimov and lots of Fantastic Voyages, amongst others. Comments welcome! https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/internal-medicine/31 May 2026 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn4zbkwidc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mlzqyovh6k2kTime for a new #CosmicStories blog post! Today we're looking at the #ScienceandSF of human habitation under Earth's oceans. Featuring examples from Clarke, Asimov, Eklund, McLaughlin, films and television such as VTTBOTS and SeaQuest DSV. Comments always welcome! https://www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/life-underwater/17 May 2026 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlzqyovh6k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mkwf33xlx22rNew blog day! Today in #CosmicStories, I look at the #scienceandSF of sleep, dreams, rest and relaxation. Featuring Star Trek, Doctor Who and works by Orwell, Le Guin, Ballard, Bradbury, Spider Robinson, Karen Russell and others. Comments always welcome! https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/ravelled-sleeves/03 May 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwf33xlx22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mjyygmhrwk2zhttps://theconversation.com/dan-dare-is-blasting-off-again-why-as-a-scientist-im-excited-for-the-comics-return-28105321 Apr 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjyygmhrwk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mjtcdjegis25In today's new #CosmicStories blog, I take a look at the context and lasting legacy of J W Dunne's "An Experiment with Time" in #ScienceandSF. Featuring work by Blish, Heinlein, Priestley, Bayley, Evans, Boswell and others, and 1970 television series Timeslip. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/an-experiment-with/19 Apr 2026 06:13 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtcdjegis25https://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mjk7upaw6k2eIn case anyone missed it on Easter Sunday....! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjk7upaw6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3miq7j643yk2fNew blog! Today in Cosmic Stories, I'm following up on an April Fools paper I wrote, and taking a look at Prescience, Precognition, Extrapolation and Inspiration in science fiction and how it relates to science and scientists. https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/prescience_prediction_extrapolation/ Happy Easter to those who celebrate!05 Apr 2026 07:19 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3miq7j643yk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mhn2oe42g22kNew blog! In today's #CosmicStories, we look at the #ScienceandSF of Snowball Effects - exponential growth phenomena with unfortunate consequences. Featuring work by Heinlein, MacLean,Harrison, Keeler, Red Dwarf and a surprising amount of #StarTrek! https://www.warwick.ac.ukcosmicstories/snowball-effects/22 Mar 2026 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhn2oe42g22khttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mgseprylbs2wIn case anyone missed it at the weekend... [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgseprylbs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mgjxfb2kjs2wIt's a new #scienceandSF blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm looking at the history of Planet X - outer solar system planets in #astronomy and #sciencefiction. Featuriong stories from Campbell, Cooper, Hasse, Baxter, Space Patrol and others. https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/planet-x/ Comments welcome.08 Mar 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjxfb2kjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mfgrbnuvwk2fNew blog! Today in #CosmicStories we're looking at sonic weaponry and devices in #scienceandSF and their impact in "The Walls of Jericho". Featuring Rudyard Kipling, Transformers, WH40K, Star Trek and many others, as well as a certain Doctor's famous screwdriver. https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/the-walls-of/22 Feb 2026 08:55 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfgrbnuvwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mev325j5lk2xIt's a Bonus Blog day! To celebrate a full FIVE YEARS of Cosmic Stories this week, I'm posting a slightly more reflective biographical piece as the first in a new occasional series on #ScienceandSF - Scientific Journeys. https://www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/scientific-journeys-1/ Comments or other responses welcome!15 Feb 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mev325j5lk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mer6jhgjek2kIn case anyone missed it at the weekend... [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mer6jhgjek2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3meotjai2z22b#bbcolympics Why do the track markers in the speed skating arena keep going flying? Is this not a hazard?12 Feb 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3meotjai2z22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3medlkcjpsc22New blog day! Today we're looking at uses of Lagrange Points in science and SF, featuring Forward, Baxter, Clarke, Space: Above and Beyond and many others... including a nod to @beamjockey.bsky.social and a recent story by Sean McMullen. Comments always welcome. https://www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/home-on-lagrange/08 Feb 2026 09:09 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3medlkcjpsc22https://bsky.app/profile/tiylaya.bsky.social/post/3mdvp7snjbk2lIn case anyone missed it last week! #StarTrek #Exoplanets #Science #ScienceFiction [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:6jb4bliulz7vnzdh245a44do/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvp7snjbk2l