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A hole in the sky

Reality imitates pulp fiction: astronomers detect an empty spot in the cosmos. "Huge hole found in the universe." Instapundit blames star-devouring space monsters. One wonders if photino birds are at work.
Or just when the alien invasion should arrive.

August 25, 2007 at 08:50 in Gothic as everyday life | Permalink

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Talk about a place to go when you want to get away from it all...

Posted by: Stephen Downes | August 25, 2007 at 09:42

Where is Nathan Brazil, now that we need him?

Posted by: Steve B | August 25, 2007 at 10:51

Fist all the dolphins disappear and now this?

Good thing I live next door to Ford Prefect....don't forget your towel!

I just hope there's a decent restaurant there...

Posted by: peter naegele | August 25, 2007 at 16:21

@ Steve B

Check HERE!

Posted by: peter naegele | August 25, 2007 at 16:23

Everything you post reminds me of old radio dramas.

"Nothing Behind the Door" (1947) the premiere episode of "Quiet, Please," the greatest horror/SF/fantasy anthology series of all time*, scripted by the great Wyllis Cooper.

From the episode: "There are scores of places in this universe where there's nothing -- far places, near places."

* Reasonable people may disagree, but they would be wrong.

Posted by: HP | August 25, 2007 at 16:47

"Azathoth? Is that you, old chap?"

Posted by: mythago | August 25, 2007 at 21:04

now that I've read more about it, the "WMAP Cold Spot", as it has been called, appears to be the center of the big bang. It was originally identified in 2004, the paper is just being published now.

These empty spaces are nothing new to astrophysicists, but this is a strange one. Given we've only known about dark matter for about 10 years, this isn't that surprising!

"AZATHOTH--hideous name" ~Lovecraft

Posted by: peter naegele | August 25, 2007 at 22:33

That's a great episode, HP.

Posted by: Bryan Alexander | September 19, 2007 at 09:43

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