Weird star system scientists have been checking for aliens just got weirder

There is a star, unimpressively named KIC 8462852, that sits 1,400 light-years away and seems to be relatively similar to our own sun. But whatever circles that star is so weird and unprecedented that respected scientists concede far-fetched explanations like “alien megastructures” cannot be completely ruled out .

Posted: 2016-01-15 22:45:00

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