Star Disappeared for Months, Then Reappeared

In the scheme of galactic magic tricks, one of the more difficult is making an entire star disappear. Especially with the added difficulty of making it reappear again a little over six months later.

Yet this is apparently what happened to a star halfway across the galaxy from us. In 2012, the star slowly faded over a few months, dropping in brightness by an astonishing 97% (