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No Signal from “Alien Megastructure” Around Star

November 11, 2015 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Science

An artist's conception of a disk of dust around a distant star which could periodically block or attenuate its light for external observers (credit: NASA)
An artist’s conception of a disk of dust around a distant star which could periodically block or attenuate its light for external observers (credit: NASA)

Using the Allen Telescope Array, astronomers at the SETI institute have examined the star KIC 8462852 for signs of extraterrestrial communications. So far they have come up empty. But astronomers around the world continue to examine this curious star which appears to decrease in apparent brightness by up to 20% for a period of 5 days to 80 days. Some have suggested– seriously– that the timing and magnitude of the brightness drop might be caused by a massive alien megastructure that surrounds the star [Read more…] about No Signal from “Alien Megastructure” Around Star

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