Remember when Beowulf Shaeffer took the Long Shot to the galactic core and discovered that it was exploding and would wipe out life in Known Space, so the Puppe

Remember when Beowulf Shaeffer took the Long Shot to the galactic core and discovered that it was exploding and would wipe out life in Known Space, so the Puppeteers moved their planets to parts unknown? Could this flare be a foreshock of that? It'd be nice to have some time to settle my affairs.