What, no Death Star? ‘Alien megastructure’ unlikely as source of Tabby’s Star dimming, study finds

Published time: 5 Oct, 2017 09:12 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 […]