Answer · Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)
Large artificial structures orbiting the star.
Large artificial structures orbiting the star.
Where it stands
DisputedNone pieces of evidence for, three against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Large opaque structures give dips with the same depth at all wavelengths.
- Waste heat appears as infrared excess.
- Possibly radio or optical emission.
What would rule it out
- Strongly chromatic dips together with no infrared excess and no technosignatures.
Evidence none for · 3 against
No optical laser signals were detected.
AGAINSTSuggestive
The questions it answers
Most likelyClumps of fine dust orbiting the star, released by comets, planetesimals or other bodies close to it
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Large artificial structures orbiting the star. [Answer ANS0D8E7AW65TQF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8E7AW65TQF
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title = {Large artificial structures orbiting the star.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D8E7AW65TQF},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8E7AW65TQF}
}