Astronomer discusses the science behind that mysterious star you've heard so much about
Phys.org - Wed 2 Dec 15A Yale-led team of astronomers has had its eye on a particularly bright star whose dramatic dips in energy output may be the result of fragmented, extra-solar comets buzzing past the star.
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope sheds light on "alien megastructure" star
New Atlas - Wed 25 Nov 15KIC 8462852 recently attracted a lot of attention owing to speculation that dramatic dips in the star's light that were detected in 2011 and 2013 by NASA's Kepler spacecraft were due ...
Astronomers say comet fragments best explanation of mysterious dimming star
Phys.org - Wed 25 Nov 15Was it a catastrophic collision in the star's asteroid belt? A giant impact that disrupted a nearby planet? A dusty cloud of rock and debris? A family of comets breaking apart? Or was it alien ...
Iowa State astronomers say comet fragments best explanation of mysterious dimming star, e! Science News - Wed 25 Nov 15Comets May Have Caused 'Alien Megastructure' Star's Strange Dimming
SPACE.com - Mon 30 Nov 15A faraway star's mysterous and dramatic dimming was most likely caused by comet fragments, a new study suggests — though it doesn't rule out the much-ballyhooed possibility of an "alien megastructure" ...
'Alien megastructures' orbiting distant star are most likely comets, as expected
The Verge - Sun 29 Nov 15Last month, the online world went into a tizzy over the possibility of intelligent alien life lingering near a distant star in our galaxy. The star in question is called KIC 8462852, ...
Alien Megastructure? Probably Not. Exocomets More Likely
Discovery News - Sat 28 Nov 15A broken-up comet likely made star KIC 8462852 look strange, a new study suggests.
An 'alien megastructure" may really be a bunch of comets
FOXNews - Fri 27 Nov 15KIC 8462852 is an odd and fascinating star, astronomers say—but it probably isn't host to an "alien megastructure," as some researchers suggested as a longshot possibility when the star and ...
That Supposed Alien Megastructure May Actually Be a Swarm of Cometary Fragments
Gizmodo - Thu 26 Nov 15An oddly dimming star located 1,500 light-years from Earth is causing all sorts of commotion in the scientific community, leading some to speculate that it may be some sort of alien megastructure. ...
'Alien Megastructure' Star Apparently Thronged By Comets
Popular Science - Wed 25 Nov 15Illustration of the star KIC 8462852 The weird light blips coming from this star might be caused by a family of comets or collision debris. NASA/JPL-Caltech ...
That star's 'alien megastructure' is likely just a swarm of comets
Engadget - Tue 24 Nov 15Occam's Razor apparently holds true everywhere, even in the farthest reaches of space. While researchers speculated that star KIC 8462852's mysterious dimming might be the result ...
Comet fragments, not aliens, best explain mysterious dimming star
Astronomy.com - Wed 25 Nov 15Just what caused the dimming of star KIC 8462852?
Swarm of comets, not aliens, likely explains star's odd dimming
UPI - Tue 24 Nov 15Brooks HaysAMES, Iowa, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists first blamed a swarm of comets for the odd dimming of the star KIC 8462852. And now new research further backs up that claim.
Comet fragments best explanation of mysterious dimming star
SpaceDaily - Wed 25 Nov 15Ames IA (SPX) Nov 26, 2015 Was it a catastrophic collision in the star's asteroid belt? A giant impact that disrupted a nearby planet? A dusty cloud of rock and debris? A family of comets ...
Comet fragments best explanation of mysterious dimming star, Science Blog - Wed 25 Nov 15Iowa State astronomers say comet fragments best explanation of mysterious dimming star
Eurekalert - Wed 25 Nov 15A team of astronomers led by Iowa State's Massimo Marengo responded to the buzz about a mysterious dimming star by studying data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Were there natural explanations ...
Iowa State Astronomers Say Comet Fragments Best Explanation of Mysterious Dimming Star, Newswise - Wed 25 Nov 15