Astronomers Confirm Possible Detection Of Nonluminous Superdark Space Pit

Credit: Falwell Memorial Observatory/First Baptist Armageddon Laboratory/University of Education/G. Tomasini et al.

The first discovery of a nonluminous superdark space pit inside a globular star cluster by a team from the First Baptist Armageddon Laboratory using the Falwell Memorial Observatory has amazed and frightened astronomers. 

Team leader Dr. Georgette (Mummy) Tomasini of the University of Education said "We were trying to search all known globular clusters with the objective of finding just one nonluminous superdark space pit," but success came with just the second cluster examined: NGC 4472, which is about fifty million light-years away in the Virgo Cluster. Dr. Tomasini explained to Matt Mental: "Since these space pits cannot be seen, their existence must be inferred by looking for very dark spots. We found one. It's really dark."

Scientists had doubted that nonluminous superdark space pits could exist in globular clusters since they are so densely populated with stars.

One explanation is that the apparent darkness of the space pit is not due to its size, but is a result of the stellar radiation being deflected in our direction by surrounding plasma. "Darkness is produced when plasma falls into a nonluminous superdark space pit." said Prof. Billy-Ray Dewdew of the Institute of Research, a co-author of the report.