Alien megastructure? Forget about it, weird star’s discoverers say after further study The astronomers who once speculated that an alien megastructure might be responsible for the weirdly fluctuating light from a distant… Read More
Scientists point to dust rather than aliens as cause of star’s odd behavior Are aliens building a huge energy-generating megastructure around a weirdly dimming star? That way-out hypothesis has suffered another blow, thanks… Read More
Astronomers catch mysteriously dimming ‘alien megastructure’ star in the act Tabby’s Star – also known as KIC 8462852 or the “alien megastructure” star – is at it again. And this time the… Read More
Spectral signals from alien civilizations? Fresh set of SETI claims stirs up criticism Two astronomers have generated a debate by claiming that they may have found the spectral signature of messages from an… Read More
Astronomers round up the unusual suspects for ‘alien megastructure’ star That mysterious “alien megastructure” star is still a mystery, but the most plausible explanations appear to be dense patches of… Read More
Astronomers’ latest analysis turns ‘alien megastructure’ star into a triple mystery It’s been almost a year since astronomers first speculated that a strangely dimming star called KIC 8462852 might harbor an… Read More
‘Alien megastructure’ revisited: Oddly dimming star poses new mystery He’s not saying it’s aliens – but an astronomer has raised new questions about KIC 8462852, the strange star that stirred… Read More
Those mysterious bright spots on Ceres? Probably salty ice, scientists say For months, scientists have puzzled over weirdly bright spots of material shining on the asteroid Ceres, but now they say the… Read More
Alien megastructure? Nothing to see around formerly weird star, scientists say Recent infrared observations of a star that once showed a pattern of weird dimming have turned up no anomalous readings,… Read More
‘Alien megastructure’ update: SETI telescope detects no sign of E.T., but search goes on The SETI Institute says it hasn’t detected any alien radio signals coming from a star whose light seems to be dimming… Read More
