Posted by: syllovespan
Posting time: 5.2 years ago on 9/10/2015 7:01:37 AM
Last edit time: never edited.
Archived on: 2/12/2017 1:51:00 AM
Views: 285
SCP: 13
13 upvotes, 0 downvotes (100% upvoted it)
~3 user(s) here now
/v/space is for everything space related. Please do not use "Share A Link" to link to memes.
NSFW: No Authorized: No Anon: No Private: No Type: Default
Content violates spam guidelines
Content contains or links to content that is illegal
Content contains personal information that relates to a Voat users real world or online identity
Content or User violates User Agreement
Hi, it looks like you're new. Welcome to Voat!
Voat is a censorship-free community platform where content is submitted, organized, moderated and voted on (ranked) by the users.
Archived Monster black hole wakes up after 26 years (astronomy.com)
submitted 5.2 years ago by syllovespan
view the rest of the comments →
[–] syllovespan [S] 0 points 0 points 0 points (+0|-0) 5.2 years ago
And we're only seeing what it was up to 8,000 years ago. I had no idea black holes could disappear and reappear.
[–] pentagonalface 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) 5.2 years ago
It never disappeared, it just started absorbing material from it's companion star again, which it stopped doing for 26 years.
view the rest of the comments →
[–] syllovespan [S] ago
And we're only seeing what it was up to 8,000 years ago. I had no idea black holes could disappear and reappear.
[–] pentagonalface 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It never disappeared, it just started absorbing material from it's companion star again, which it stopped doing for 26 years.