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Tabby's Star

Star with Orbiting ‘Alien Megastructure’ Continues to Baffle with New Evidence

The star's dimming is so baffling some scientists have surmised it could only be the result of some incredible alien technology.

Dyson Sphere

ET at Last? Humongous ‘Alien Megastructure’ Seems to be Enclosing Tabby’s Star

"None of the considered phenomena can alone explain the observations."

Cascading comets around a distant star

Alien Megastructure Star Detected? No, Just Blame Blurry Instruments and Flawed Data

A new study investigates the bizarre dimming star that is believed to be caused by an alien megastructure, however, scientists believe this is just flawed data.

Alien megastructure? This illustration shows a star behind a shattered comet.

Alien Megastructure? Nope, Just a Bunch of Comets Attacking Mysterious Dimming Star

New findings reveal that the mysterious dimming star KIC 8462852 is apparently not surrounded by alien megastructures but rather, a swarm of comets.

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