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| + | A '''black star''' is a stellar object which has high [[gravity|gravitational]] attraction. Black stars can remain undetected until encountered by entering their gravity field. |
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| − | In [[2267]], the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'' (NCC-1701)]] encountered a '''black star''' enroute to [[Starbase 9]]. Escaping its high [[gravity]] field threw the [[starship|ship]] off course and backwards through [[time]] almost three centuries. It is unclear whether this designation referred to a [[neutron star]] or to a [[black hole]]. Both are high [[mass]] (and therefore, high gravity) objects that do not emit visible light. ([[TOS]]: "[[Tomorrow is Yesterday]]") |
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| + | In [[2267]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, ''en route'' to [[Starbase 9]] for resupply, became caught in the gravity well of a previously-uncharted black star. The ''Enterprise'' was able to break away by using all [[warp]] power in reverse, but the resulting whiplash effect propelled the ship into a [[time warp]]. The ship arrived in a low atmospheric orbit around [[Earth]] in the late [[1960s]], as the [[Sol system]] was located in the heading they were pulling away to. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}}) |
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| − | :''Probably, [[D.C. Fontana]] (the writer) meant a black hole. The concept of collapsed stellar objects that do not emit radiation dates to around 1916 and [[wikipedia:Karl Schwarzchild|Karl Schwarzchild]], but the term black hole did not enter the vernacular until around 1968 -- after this episode was written.'' |
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| + | ==See also== |
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| + | *[[Black hole]] |
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| + | *[[Star]] |
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| + | ==External link== |
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| + | * {{wikipedia}} |
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Revision as of 13:56, 29 September 2013
A black star is a stellar object which has high gravitational attraction. Black stars can remain undetected until encountered by entering their gravity field.
In 2267, the USS Enterprise, en route to Starbase 9 for resupply, became caught in the gravity well of a previously-uncharted black star. The Enterprise was able to break away by using all warp power in reverse, but the resulting whiplash effect propelled the ship into a time warp. The ship arrived in a low atmospheric orbit around Earth in the late 1960s, as the Sol system was located in the heading they were pulling away to. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")