Non-fictional article from earlier today: https://www.space.com/runaway-supermassive-black-hole-hubble-telescope
"A runaway supermassive black hole ejected from its own galaxy, possibly in a tussle with two other black holes, is being trailed by a 200,000 light-year-long chain of infant stars, a new study reports. ..."
I'm almost positive there have been runaway black holes in
speculative fiction, but I'm not calling any up off the top of
my head, except maybe for the one Asimov used in a certain
spoiler-y way.
I'm guessing some will come to me as soon as I post this, but....
On 2023-04-07, Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> wrote:
Non-fictional article from earlier today:
https://www.space.com/runaway-supermassive-black-hole-hubble-telescope
"A runaway supermassive black hole ejected from its own galaxy, possibly in a tussle with two other black holes, is being trailed by a 200,000 light-year-long chain of infant stars, a new study reports. ..."
I'm almost positive there have been runaway black holes in
speculative fiction, but I'm not calling any up off the top of
my head, except maybe for the one Asimov used in a certain
spoiler-y way.
I'm guessing some will come to me as soon as I post this, but....
David Brin's Earth had a major plot driven by the accidental release of micro >black holes.
On 2023-04-07, Tony Nance <tonyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Non-fictional article from earlier today: https://www.space.com/runaway-supermassive-black-hole-hubble-telescope
"A runaway supermassive black hole ejected from its own galaxy, possibly in a tussle with two other black holes, is being trailed by a 200,000 light-year-long chain of infant stars, a new study reports. ..."
I'm almost positive there have been runaway black holes in
speculative fiction, but I'm not calling any up off the top of
my head, except maybe for the one Asimov used in a certain
spoiler-y way.
I'm guessing some will come to me as soon as I post this, but....David Brin's Earth had a major plot driven by the accidental release of micro
black holes.
Black holes are weaponized in some of Steven Baxter's Xeelee books, and micro
black holes in Varley's The Ophiuchi Hotline.
-dsr- <dsr-u...@randomstring.org> writes:
On 2023-04-07, Tony Nance <tonyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Non-fictional article from earlier today:
https://www.space.com/runaway-supermassive-black-hole-hubble-telescope
"A runaway supermassive black hole ejected from its own galaxy, possibly in a tussle with two other black holes, is being trailed by a 200,000 light-year-long chain of infant stars, a new study reports. ..."
I'm almost positive there have been runaway black holes in
speculative fiction, but I'm not calling any up off the top of
my head, except maybe for the one Asimov used in a certain
spoiler-y way.
I'm guessing some will come to me as soon as I post this, but....
David Brin's Earth had a major plot driven by the accidental release of micro
black holes.
So did James P. Hogan's _Thrice upon a Time_, somewhat earlier than _Earth_.
On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1:18:21=E2=80=AFPM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote= >:
-dsr- <dsr-u...@randomstring.org> writes:=20
On 2023-04-07, Tony Nance <tonyn...@gmail.com> wrote:=20
Non-fictional article from earlier today:=20=20
https://www.space.com/runaway-supermassive-black-hole-hubble-telescope= >=20
=20
"A runaway supermassive black hole ejected from its own galaxy, possib= >ly in a tussle with two other black holes, is being trailed by a 200,000 li= >ght-year-long chain of infant stars, a new study reports. ..."=20
=20
I'm almost positive there have been runaway black holes in=20
speculative fiction, but I'm not calling any up off the top of=20
my head, except maybe for the one Asimov used in a certain=20
spoiler-y way.=20
=20
I'm guessing some will come to me as soon as I post this, but....=20
=20
David Brin's Earth had a major plot driven by the accidental release of = >micro=20
black holes.
So did James P. Hogan's _Thrice upon a Time_, somewhat earlier than _Eart= >h_.
Y'know, I don't think I've ever read anything by Hogan.
Not necessarily a blind spot - more listening to the
mixed reviews here and putting him on the "maybe
some other time" list.
On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1:18:21 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:
-dsr- <dsr-u...@randomstring.org> writes:possibly in a tussle with two other black holes, is being trailed by a >200,000 light-year-long chain of infant stars, a new study reports. ..."
On 2023-04-07, Tony Nance <tonyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Non-fictional article from earlier today:
https://www.space.com/runaway-supermassive-black-hole-hubble-telescope
"A runaway supermassive black hole ejected from its own galaxy,
of micro
I'm almost positive there have been runaway black holes in
speculative fiction, but I'm not calling any up off the top of
my head, except maybe for the one Asimov used in a certain
spoiler-y way.
I'm guessing some will come to me as soon as I post this, but....
David Brin's Earth had a major plot driven by the accidental release
black holes.
So did James P. Hogan's _Thrice upon a Time_, somewhat earlier than _Earth_. >>
Y'know, I don't think I've ever read anything by Hogan.
Not necessarily a blind spot - more listening to the
mixed reviews here and putting him on the "maybe
some other time" list.
Tony
In article <a4566102-8f98-4e9d-b446-c89799344871n@googlegroups.com>,
Tony Nance <tonynance17@gmail.com> wrote:
On Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1:18:21 PM UTC-4, Scott Lurndal wrote:https://www.space.com/runaway-supermassive-black-hole-hubble-telescope
-dsr- <dsr-u...@randomstring.org> writes:
On 2023-04-07, Tony Nance <tonyn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Non-fictional article from earlier today:
than _Earth_.of micro
"A runaway supermassive black hole ejected from its own galaxy, >>possibly in a tussle with two other black holes, is being trailed by a >>200,000 light-year-long chain of infant stars, a new study reports. ..."
I'm almost positive there have been runaway black holes in
speculative fiction, but I'm not calling any up off the top of
my head, except maybe for the one Asimov used in a certain
spoiler-y way.
I'm guessing some will come to me as soon as I post this, but....
David Brin's Earth had a major plot driven by the accidental release
black holes.
So did James P. Hogan's _Thrice upon a Time_, somewhat earlier
Y'know, I don't think I've ever read anything by Hogan.
Not necessarily a blind spot - more listening to the
mixed reviews here and putting him on the "maybe
some other time" list.
Tony
He had a great debut, but never really grew into it. (And some people
can't get past the fringe "science" of that first book).
On 2023-04-08, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
_The Genesis Machine_rails a bit.
_The Two Faces of Tomorrow_ (AI, one of my favorites).
_Thrice Upon a Time_
_Inherit the Stars_
are all fine science fiction stories, before Hogan went off the
I second those recommendations. I liked early Hogan a lot and at
least _Inherit the Stars_ and _The Two Faces of Tomorrow_ stood up
very well to (re-)re-reading. _Inherit the Stars_ is one of the
most suspenseful books I've ever read, which is quite remarkable
for a story that is really just scientists doing their thing.
When Hogan started writing, he was working for Digital Equipment
Corporation. He understood computers, and he had a good idea where
the technology was headed, so that aspect of his writing proved
remarkably prescient and stood the test of time surprisingly long.
_Inherit the Stars_ (trilogy)
There are four books to ever diminishing returns. Oh, five actually. >_Inherit the Stars_ is great. _The Gentle Giants of Ganymede_,
the next one in the series, is also strong if you don't mind the
history of the solar system turning a bit wild. The further sequels
are increasingly forgettable. Well, I never read the last one.
_The Genesis Machine_
_The Two Faces of Tomorrow_ (AI, one of my favorites).
_Thrice Upon a Time_
_Inherit the Stars_
are all fine science fiction stories, before Hogan went off the rails a bit.
_Inherit the Stars_ (trilogy)
I'd say he had books of interest up to Voyage from Yesteryear.
Clunky prose, characters of solar sail grade mylar, but interesting
ideas. Unfortunately, he went bonkers sometime in the 1980s (if we
take his word about when he got into holocaust denial) and his
books and essays got increasingly unreadable as he latched onto
an ever widening collection of crank science.
On 2023-04-09, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@panix.com> wrote:
[James P. Hogan]
I'd say he had books of interest up to Voyage from Yesteryear.
Yep.
Clunky prose, characters of solar sail grade mylar, but interesting
ideas. Unfortunately, he went bonkers sometime in the 1980s (if we
take his word about when he got into holocaust denial) and his
books and essays got increasingly unreadable as he latched onto
an ever widening collection of crank science.
I think his writing simply became... uninteresting... before he
(apparently) went off the rails. The last Hogan novel I have on
my bookshelf is _Realtime Interrupt_ (1995), and I don't recall it
being anything other than boring. This was around the first time
virtual reality had become a big hype topic, and Hogan simply jumped
on that train with a forgettable story without an ounce of originality.
Sysop: | Keyop |
---|---|
Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
Users: | 304 |
Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
Uptime: | 29:23:18 |
Calls: | 6,820 |
Files: | 12,335 |
Messages: | 5,406,683 |