2025-01-04-Mystery of the Disappearing Stars

SAT /SUN JAN. 04 Guest Page Fast links to Items: Richard  –  David Fast links to Bios:  David –     Support The Other Side of Midnight!   Years ago, I read one of Arthur C. Clarke’s short stories that’s really stuck with me for decades, titled “The Nine Billion Names of God.” I don’t want to give away the (very satisfying) ending, for Generation X or Z, but suffice to say, the story involved literally “disappearing stars” …. The reason Arthur’s story was SO memorable is that such things aren’t supposed to happen; stars are other “suns,” and as such, are long-lived galactic creatures; even the most massive, most profligate stars — “burning” nuclear fuels millions of times faster than the Sun — “live” millions of years longer than is comprehensible to mortal humans …. Which is why, when I learned of David Sereda’s latest discovery, in his continuing quest to understand [...]