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Article: BLACK HOLES THE STUFF OF SCIENCE FICTION WITHOUT PROOF, SCIENTISTS RELY ON BELIEF.(Living)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- June 25, 1991
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Byline: Jim Detjen Knight-Ridder
The year: 27291.
The place: On board the starship Quasar en route to a giant black hole in the heart of the Milky Way galaxy.
Astronaut Tim Golden has prepared for this voyage since his youth and now stands on the brink of being the first human to visit these mysterious objects that have fascinated people for thousands of years.
During his long voyage he has experienced a dazzling light show, passing through a region where stars are 100 million times more common than in the region near our sun. Now, after penetrating a watermelon- shaped mass of stars guarding the core of the galaxy, he sees huge ...