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Re:Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as B... by stronglikedan on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @09:22AM (#20695216)
> can the reverse happen with space events where light reaches you then something else?

I read that as: Can something come along and snuff us out after we've observed the light wave component of the event, such as a shock wave of some sort?

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Re:Milky Way’s Black Hole Just Flared, Growing 75 Times as B... by oarabbus_ on Wednesday August 14, 2019 @01:38PM (#20697912)
>I read that as: Can something come along and snuff us out after we've observed the light wave component of the event, such as a shock wave of some sort?

That is the only way it can happen.

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