#HTE

Soz, guys. No ‘alien megastructure’ around Tabby’s Star, only cosmic dustbunnies

Crowdfunded $107k to find system just needed a Hoover

Sorry to burst your bubble, folks, but the mysteriously dimming Tabby’s Star isn’t due to an “alien megastructure” after all – it’s just obscured by dust, according to a paper published today.…


http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/03/tabbys_star_is_no_alien_megastructure_just_a_star_obscured_by_dust/