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) ...

A recent conundrum about a star 1,500 light years away discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope has extraterrestrial enthusiasts crying "alien" as an explanation, but scientists studying the star are ...

Hank and Tabetha discuss the mysterious star kic 8462852 and what might explain its odd behavior (It's probably not an alien megastructure). Hosted by: Hank Green ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the ...

There has to be recognizable life out there, somewhere close enough we can find it. That's the idea behind SETI, and also the huge new alien-hunting Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope ...

Astronomers have their best solution yet to the mysterious alien megastructure star Scientists have a new explanation for Tabby’s Star’s mysterious dimming. Rather than an alien megastructure, a dying ...

Last year, a single star found fame. It consistently made headlines and even appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and "The Late Night Show with Stephen Colbert." The star (often referred to as Tabby's ...

The recent, widely covered signal that's allegedly got SETI hot and bothered is almost certainly not aliens. But that doesn't mean it's not cool. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X ...