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01-04-2018, 08:29 AM
That alien megastructure surrounding a star? Yeah, it's probably just dust
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Let's just call it the alien megastructure that wasn't.
More than 100 researchers have released a study (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1801.00732.pdf) showing that the mysterious star KIC 8462852, better known as Tabby's Star, is almost certainly not surrounded by a structure built by a technologically advanced alien civilization.*
In reality, the star's odd dimming and brightening quality has a far more natural explanation.
SEE ALSO: Remember that 'alien megastructure'? It's probably not aliens, and that's OK. (http://mashable.com/2017/10/04/alien-megastructure-star-science-study/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
“Dust is most likely the reason why the star’s light appears to dim and brighten," astronomer Tabetha Boyajian, who the star is nicknamed for, explained in a statement (http://www.lsu.edu/mediacenter/news/2018/01/03physastro_boyajian_apj.php) about the study published in the The Astrophysical Journal Letters.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/03/alien-megastructure-star-is-probably-dust/)
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Let's just call it the alien megastructure that wasn't.
More than 100 researchers have released a study (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1801.00732.pdf) showing that the mysterious star KIC 8462852, better known as Tabby's Star, is almost certainly not surrounded by a structure built by a technologically advanced alien civilization.*
In reality, the star's odd dimming and brightening quality has a far more natural explanation.
SEE ALSO: Remember that 'alien megastructure'? It's probably not aliens, and that's OK. (http://mashable.com/2017/10/04/alien-megastructure-star-science-study/?utm_campaign&utm_cid=a-seealso&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source)
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