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Re:Astronomers Creep Up to the Edge of the Milky Way’s Black... by phs318u on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @02:35AM (#18343735)
Asterisk is derived from asteriskos, the Greek diminutive for star (aster) - hence "little star". In addition, a black hole is one of several possible lifecycle end-points of a star, so pronouncing A* as A-star is pretty accurate.
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Re:Astronomers Creep Up to the Edge of the Milky Way’s Black... by pc86 on Wednesday October 31, 2018 @09:12AM (#18345340)
You just quoted a source saying it wasn't, stop trolling.
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