“Alien-megastructure” star gets even more bizarre

The star at the heart of the “alien megastructure” controversy that gripped the internet in 2015, has been observed to dim dramatically over a period of just four years according to a new study making use of data collected by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft. This newest revelation will force astronomers to rethink some of the leading theories attempting to account for the enigmatic behavior exhibited by the imaginatively named star KIC 8462852.

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I keep telling people that this star is not unique. I’ve found another two. Perhaps I’m telling the wrong people.

This star was on Catalyst, most recent episode. The most likely explanation wasn’t mentioned. That what we’re seeing is a very unusual set of sunspots.

Unusual sunspots, ok, makes sense, very interesting.