http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... fling.html
One theory to account for 22% occlusion of a star: aliens with a yuuuuuuuge solar collector.
Another theory: your mama!
Unexplained star behavior found during exoplanet search
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Re: Unexplained star behavior found during exoplanet search
Maybe a huge swarm of comets?
http://m.phys.org/news/2015-12-astronom ... -star.html
22% reduction in light output is a lot of comets.
http://m.phys.org/news/2015-12-astronom ... -star.html
22% reduction in light output is a lot of comets.
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http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronom ... ntury.html
It's been getting dimmer over the past century!
It's been getting dimmer over the past century!
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http://gizmodo.com/we-might-finally-sol ... 1782161374
The Kickstarter to fund telescope time to stare at this thing was funded.
The Kickstarter to fund telescope time to stare at this thing was funded.
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Re: Unexplained star behavior found during exoplanet search
Yay, mystery solved, not back to our regularly scheduled lives on the only known source of intelligent life.