The bizarre behaviour of a star 1,300 light years from Earth may have finally been explained. NASA says the big dips in brightness of the star—KIC 8462852—could be down to a massive, uneven cloud of ...

Let's just call it the alien megastructure that wasn't. More than 100 researchers have released a study showing that the mysterious star KIC 8462852, better known as Tabby's Star, is almost certainly ...

After word spread last month that a team of scientists happened upon what could be an alien megastructure near a distant star, researchers at the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) ...

The theory that a mysterious star might be home to a giant megastructure built by aliens just got a serious reality check. The star, called KIC 8462852, made headlines in October 2015 when astronomers ...

The International Space Station installed a special espresso machine after Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano complained about ...

Mantle plumes beneath volcanic hotspots, like Hawaii, Iceland, and the Galapagos, seem to be anchored into a large structure ...

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 ...

(To get an idea of how big that is, about the 455 United States, lengthwise, could fit inside this alien megastructure.) Any structure built around this star would have to be quite large to block the ...

The mystery of why a distant star keeps dimming continues to baffle scientists, after a new report ruled out several "natural" explanations. The astronomical world lit up last year, after planet ...