# Black Hole Went Quiet in a Human Lifetime

- slug: black-hole-went-quiet-in-a-human-lifetime
- date: 2026-03-31
- category: Space & Aerospace

The quasar in galaxy J0218-0036 ran out of gas on a 20-year human timescale. Standard models say this should take millennia. Dust does not explain it. The host galaxy now outshines what was once its luminous core.

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