Comic Transcript

Panel 1.
Alkina: Epo, plot a course to the nearest candidate for a black hole that the professor detected.

Panel 2.
[Epo takes off]

Panel 3.
Professor Ahmix: Since you’ve had more time to study black holes, maybe you can answer a few questions for me.
Alkina: Sure.

Panel 4.
Professor Ahmix: Can black holes let us travel vast distances instantly? or travel through time? or to alternate universes?

Panel 5.
Alkina: Well…we don’t think so. But there are still things in the universe that are beyond our comprehension.

Panel 6.
Professor Ahmix: Having a powerful, sentient computer such as Epo must surely help in your research.
Alkina: It sure does.

Is that all?

Myths vs. realities: Black holes – contains common misconceptions about black holes. The misconception is presented as the “myth” and an explanation of the true concept is the “reality.”