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'Alien Megastructure' Ruled Out for Star's Weird Dimming

There's a prosaic explanation for at least some of the weirdness of "Tabby's star," it would appear. The bizarre long-term dimming of Tabby's star — also known as By…

Alien Megastructure Mystery Will Be Settled For Good

The faraway star KIC 8462852 has been a fervent topic of debate over the last few months, ever since folks at SETI proposed that maybe—just maybe—a there was a giant alien megastructure around…

Comets Can’t Explain Weird ‘Alien Megastructure’ Star

By www.newscientist.com 1-15-16       The weirdest star in the cosmos just got a lot weirder. And yes, it might be aliens. Known as KIC 8462852, or Tabby’s star, it has been baffling astronomers fo…

SETI’s Follow up on Mysterious Star That Might Be Home To ET

The Mysterious Star KIC 8462852 By Seth Shostak www.seti.org 10-27-15       The SETI Institute is following up on the possibility that the stellar system KIC 8462852 might be home to an advanced ci…

Serious Scientists Talking About an Alien Mega-Structure Near Strange Star

Tweet By Sarah Kaplan The Washington Post 10-17-15      It was kind of unbelievable that it was real data," said Yale University astronomer Tabetha Boyajian. "We were scratching our head…

Strange Objects Whirling Around a Distant Star Have Scientists Baffled

Tweet The Most Mysterious Star in Our Galaxy By Ross Andersen The Atlantic 10-13-15 Astronomers have spotted a strange mess of objects whirling around a distant star. Scientists who search for ext…

Star’s Strange Behavior – Sign of Alien Life?

Tweet By Fox News 10-15-15       A distant star is getting a lot of attention from astronomers – possibly as a sign that alien life is out there. The star KIC 8462852 was discovered through Planet…
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