The “alien megastructure” star that has been puzzling us for the past few years might have a more ordinary explanation: an orbiting Saturn-like planet, complete with wobbling rings. In 2015, a group ...

If there ever was an alien megastructure orbiting Tabby’s Star, it has long since crumbled to dust. The dips in the weird star’s light are almost definitely caused by a ring of dust, not a huge opaque ...

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Let's just call it the alien megastructure that wasn't. More than 100 researchers have released a study showing that the mysterious star KIC 8462852, better known as Tabby's Star, is almost certainly ...

Researchers have noted that planet-sized (or larger) artificial structures could be discovered with Kepler as they transit their host star. Jason Wright and other astronomers present a general ...

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Tabby's Star, a mysterious dimming star that has puzzled astronomers so completely that the wildest of explanations for its behavior have been proposed, turns out to be a natural astronomical ...

A new study adds fuel to the fiery debate raging between astronomers about a possible alien megastructure built around a star 1,480 light-years away. In case you missed it, the star, KIC 8462852 ...

A team of more than 100 researchers, led by LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy Assistant Professor Tabetha Boyajian, is one step closer to solving the mystery behind the “most mysterious star in ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Nearly a year after first making headlines around the world, "Tabby's star" is still guarding its ...