Fraser Cain on Nostr: Science fiction stories have included alien worlds for decades, long before ...

Science fiction stories have included alien worlds for decades, long before astronomers discovered the first exoplanets. A team of researchers wanted to learn how exoplanetary science's reality informs science fiction's ideas. They tracked 142 science fiction works, from novels to films to video games, focusing on their depiction of exoplanets. A big shift started in 1995 after the first exoplanet was found orbiting a sunlike star.

https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Bayesian_network_analysis_sheds_light_on_sci_fi_and_real_world_exoplanet_representation_999.html