Newly analyzed observations by NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope show that the star KIC 8462852 — whose occasional, dramatic dips in brightness still have astronomers scratching their heads ...

Astronomers may have to think a little harder to solve the mystery of Boyajian's star. NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope spotted these dimming events. Researchers have come up with many ...

This video dives into the Dyson sphere story that exploded in 2024, when researchers flagged seven stars with unusual ...

Alien-hunting telescopes have peered at the mysterious star KIC8462852 and are quickly unraveling the theory that this star could harbor an alien megastructure. The search is just the beginning of a ...

THE world was electrified last year when it was suggested that scientists had spotted an "alien megastructure" orbiting a distant star. Now a space boffin has suggested huge extraterrestrial ...

There's a prosaic explanation for at least some of the weirdness of "Tabby's star," it would appear. The bizarre long-term dimming of Tabby's star — also known as Boyajian's star, or, more formally, ...

KIC 8462852 (aka. Tabby's Star) continues to be a source of both fascination and controversy. Ever since it was first seen to be undergoing strange and sudden dips in brightness (in October of 2015) ...

The scientific world lit up last week after stargazers spotted a mysterious object way out in deep space and claimed it was an "alien megastructure". Astronomer Jason Wright from Penn State University ...

Speculation that a strangely pulsing star may have unnatural origins flared in 2015. A new survey has revealed it’s not alone. The star is designated KIC 8462852. It’s a yellow-white dwarf star ...

ASTRONOMERS have crunched the numbers for an explanation of the weird flickering of a distant star. Instead of alien engineering, it’s probably indigestion. Speculation has swirled around KIC 8462852 ...

Alien civilizations may have left traces. We just may not have been looking in the right place.