Supernovae in fiction
Supernovae have been featured in works of fiction. While a nova is strictly speaking a different type of astronomical event, science fiction writer often use the terms interchangeably and refer to stars "going nova". Since these events release enormous amounts of energy, some stories propose using them as a power source for extremely energy-intense processes, such as time travel in the Doctor Who serial The Three Doctors from 1972. For the same reason, inducing these events is occasionally portrayed as a potential weapon. The prospect of the Sun becoming a supernova is used in a number of disaster stories. A couple of works also depict more distant supernovae threatening Earth.[1][2][3][4]
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- ↑ Stableford, Brian M. (2006). "Nova". Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. pp. 334–335. ISBN 978-0-415-97460-8. Search this book on
- ↑ Clute, John; Langford, David; Sleight, Graham (eds.). "Sun". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2021-09-09. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ McKinney, Richard L. (2005). Westfahl, Gary, ed. Stars. The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 752. ISBN 978-0-313-32952-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Bloom, Steven D. (2016-06-22). "Stellar Evolution: Supernovas, Pulsars, and Black Holes". The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction: Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures. McFarland. pp. 38–43. ISBN 978-0-7864-7053-2. Search this book on
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