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)
Debris from a planet or its moons that the star disrupted or swallowed.
Debris from a planet or its moons that the star disrupted or swallowed.
Where it stands
No evidence yetIts tests haven't settled it: no evidence yet.
What it predicts
- The fade is the star relaxing after a recent brightening.
- Dust of rocky, silicate composition.
What would rule it out
- A fade that does not follow the predicted relaxation, or dust of cometary composition.
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). Debris from a planet or its moons that the star disrupted or swallowed. [Answer ANS0D8E7EHC0WGR]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8E7EHC0WGR
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title = {Debris from a planet or its moons that the star disrupted or swallowed.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0D8E7EHC0WGR},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8E7EHC0WGR}
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