October 5, 2017
What, no Death Star? ‘Alien megastructure’ unlikely as source of Tabby’s Star dimming, study finds
shaoran2012© NASA Strange long-term light patterns around a puzzling stellar object 1,300 light years away may actually be caused by orbiting dust, and is unlikely to be the result of an ‘alien megastructure’, scientists believe. An unusual theory surrounding the fluctuating brightness of KIC 8462852, also known as Tabby’s Star, is that the object could be in close proximity to an alien spaceship lurking in the Cygnus constellation. In 2011 and 2013, the light shining from the distant star dropped by 20 percent for a brief period, leading to bountiful […]