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 ...

The hits keep on coming for those who were hoping that humanity had found some kind of “alien megastructure” orbiting the star KIC 8462852, a.k.a. “Tabby’s Star,” in the constellation Cygnus. It turns ...

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 ...

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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The mystery behind a strangely dimming star could soon be solved. Astronomers around the world ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A star is dimming for reasons that astronomers can't explain. Observations by NASA's Kepler space ...

The weirdest star in the cosmos just got a lot weirder. And yes, it might be aliens. Known as KIC 8462852, or Tabby’s star, it has been baffling astronomers for the past few months after a team of ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Archaeologists have identified what may be Europe’s oldest human-made ...