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Could A Black Hole Be Blocking The Light From That 'Alien Megastructure' Star?

Sarah Fecht

at 11:19 AM Nov 2 2016

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Could A Black Hole Be Blocking The Light From That 'Alien Megastructure' Star?

Cosmology //

Between 2009 and 2013, the Kepler space telescope stared at a single patch of the sky, searching for exoplanets. Around the star KIC 8462852, it appears to have spotted something much stranger.

'Alien Megastructure' Star Kickstarter Just Met Its Goal

Sarah Fecht

at 11:40 AM Jun 17 2016

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Cosmology //

There's probably not an alien megastructure around the star KIC 8462852, but there is definitely something weird going on there. As reported in 2015, the star's light dims by as much as 20 percent--way too much to be a passing planet--and there's no good scientific explanation as to why.