Starship Asterisk*

To Ann, bystander and Chris, I think that there may be at least two lines of "evidence," though unconfirmed as yet, for this proposed Orion black hole. (1) The high velocities of the four very bright and therefore very massive Trapezium stars. What has accelerated them? (2) It is suggested...

Sorry Ann, I made the rokie mistake of overreacting to your first statement and then commenting without reading the rest of your comment. So you are fully aware of this news but are very doubtful, as I was also at first. Why do you discount Subr et al's "speculation"? After the questions o...

Hi everyone. Other than my introductory post in the "How did you become interested in astronomy?" thread this is my first real post on apod, but I frequently post on Sky and Telescople's news items. Ann, I've enjoyed and will continue to enjoy your extensive knowelge of this science that w...

Hi ya'll. I'm the "Bruce" that in the last 9 months or so has been posting on the Sky and Telescope news blogs. (Hello Anthony) I live in south Texas and I'm 54 yrs old. My two favorite feilds of study are the Bible and Astronomy, but I am not a Creationist, at least in the young earth sen...