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[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Black hole went dark, hmm.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Yeah, it was more gradual than just turning off. But you have to wonder at the size of an artifact that would block out a massive black hole.

I hope it's only dust move past and not some huge, alien death machine blotting things out.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

I was wondering how it went dark, it's a black hole after all?

I assume it emits some radio spectrum that diminished?

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Black holes emit radiation, but I believe in this case is simply the rapid decrease in visible light is the mystery.

7-8 months from "normal" to dimmed enough to comment on it is pretty quick on a galactic timescale. I can't imaging something smashing an accretion disk or blocking it in that short a time that wouldn't have raised it's own red flags.