J. G. Ballard
"Studio 5, The Stars" is a short story by British author J. G. Ballard. First appearing in the February 1961 edition of "Science Fantasy" (Volume 15, Number 43); it was reprinted in the collection "Billennium" the following year. It later appeared in "The Four-Dimensional Nightmare" (1964), "Vermilion Sands" (1971) and "The Complete Short Stories of J. G. Ballard" (2006).