How do you explain an outer space discovery that confounds even astronomers? Blame it on aliens. At least that often seems to be the first reaction when such mysteries arise. KIC 8462852 was first ...

Don't blame an alien megastructure for the strange dimming of Tabby's Star. New research offers a better explanation than extraterrestrials. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Three hundred and ninety parsecs away from Earth, a star dimmed in a ...

More mysteriously dimming stars have been spotted. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A mysterious star whose repeated bouts of ...

Back in 2016, headlines all over the world blared with news of a possible "alien megastructure" detected orbiting a distant Milky Way star. Now, a team of Columbia University astrophysicists has ...

Lurking some nine billion light years away from Earth is what appears to be a so-called cosmic megastructure in the shape of an enormous ring. It’s so large that its existence should be impossible, ...

The site beneath Giza, revealed through satellite radar imaging and ground-penetrating technology, is said to span over two ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: In 2015, astronomers noticed something ...strange going on nearly 1,500 light-years from home. A star named KIC 8462852, aka Tabby's Star, kept ...

This illustration shows a star behind a shattered comet. (Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech) That mysterious “alien megastructure” star is still a mystery, but the most plausible explanations appear to be ...