Astronomy » Cosmic Stories Blog (tag [1950s])

Standing Proud

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 06:00:00 GMT

Looking at representations of those with small stature in science fiction.

Tintin in Space

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 05:00:00 GMT

Looking at the famous comic book creation of Hergé and what his adventures tell us about contemporary understanding of space.

Place of the Throwing Stick

Sun, 05 May 2024 05:00:00 GMT

Looking at the Woomera rocket testing range in Australia, and how it's been represented in science fiction.

Scottish Space

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 06:00:00 GMT

Looking at Scotland's role in space, both in the fiction of the past and in the present.

Cytherean Dreams

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 06:00:00 GMT

Looking at early representations of Venus in science fiction

Gotta Make Way

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 05:00:00 GMT

For the Homo Superior

Atomic Futures

Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:00:00 GMT

In the science fiction of the 1940s, 50s and 60s atomic power is ubiquitous, to the extent that it permeates domestic as well as industrial and military settings. But just how common is this atomic future in science fiction, and what can we learn from its rise and fall?

The Vermin of the Skies

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 05:00:00 GMT

The asteroid belt is a collection of small rocky worlds, ranging in size from pebbles to the dwarf planet Ceres at almost a thousand kilometres across. Located in orbit between Mars and Jupiter they have been an important site in the imagination of both SF writers and scientists alike.

Appointment in Tomorrow

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 05:00:00 GMT

Exploring a 1950s short story and radio play which itself critiques the relationship between science and science fiction

The Perils of Predestination

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 05:00:00 GMT

Time travel is a wide-reaching topic in science fiction, but one recurring area of fascination is the predestination paradox - the idea that an event may only occur because of efforts to prevent it, or as a result of its own consequences.