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Simulation of G2, a gas cloud, encountering Sagittarius A*, a large black hole at the center of our galaxy. Credit: New York Times
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The light show that wasn’t

Link July 21, 2014 Ron Cowen

The light show that wasn’t

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Science Writer

Ron Cowen

Award-winning science writer with a passionate interest in the intersection of popular culture and the physical sciences. Articles include features and news stories on the earliest known recorded sounds, an essay on Hubble Space Telescope photography and evidence suggesting the universe is a hologram.

Dubbed “the scoop machine,” by the Knight Science Journalism Tracker, Ron has been published in National Geographic, Nature, The New York Times, Science, Science News, Scientific American, and US News & World Report.

To get in touch with Ron, email him at roncowen [at] msn.com.