There's a Hole In My Hole

An empty space one billion light years across has been found in space! It is a phenomenon unexplainable by the science of Man! It gets even more confusing because news are calling it a 'hole' and 'black hole', which it isn't - a black hole a billion light-years across would be reason to start the death of civilization on this very minute. It's merely a space that's emptier of stuff than regular space is - a kind of space desert or space abandoned warehouse.

But what would cause such a thing, you're asking - or, for the purpose of the discussion, we'll assume you're asking? Here are some theories:

• A Type IV civilization decided to take its neighborhood into an alternate universe, hyperspace, virtual space or whatever;
• The same kind of civilization, except their equivalent of a gasket exploded;
• It's a signal by aliens. Radio signals are cool, but a crop circle a billion light years in size can't be missed.
  
• Galactus decided to raise a family.

Sadly, there's not much use to speculation: The bugger is more than -six- billion light-years away, which means what we're seeing is six billion years old. What could be there right now? The possibilities are endless:

• Parking lot
  
• McDonald's
• Starbucks
• Used car dealer
• Those atrocious parking lots with the huge department stores around them
  
• Starbucks across the street from Starbucks
• Nothing, but the whole thing is covered in plastic
• Another Type IV civilization fiddling with gaskets