QuestionsTabby's star (KIC 8462852)If the dips are dust, what produces it in large, short-lived clumps?Answer
Answer · Tabby's star (KIC 8462852)
Bodies falling towards the star and destroyed by heating, releasing dust.
Bodies falling towards the star and destroyed by heating, releasing dust.
Where it stands
No evidence yetIts tests haven't settled it: no evidence yet.
What it predicts
- Dust composition of thermally processed rock or ice; no long-term periodicity.
What would rule it out
- Evidence that the dust lies far from the star.
The questions it answers
Most likelyThe fragments of a broken-up comet or planetesimal on an eccentric orbit, passing in front of the star in…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Bodies falling towards the star and destroyed by heating, releasing dust. [Answer ANS0D8E7E9J33CF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8E7E9J33CF
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year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D8E7E9J33CF},
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