Do you ever question the nature of your reality? Are you real? Or are you a product of some complex computer simulation? What ...

Straw grids, solar pumps and decades of effort are transforming one of the world’s harshest deserts into a test case for ...

A strange star located 1,500 light-years from Earth is exhibiting strange flickering behavior that’s leading some scientists to speculate that an alien megastructure is blocking the light. But what ...

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 ...

The award for strangest star in the universe just went to KIC 8462852. And while some are saying that this star could be harboring a giant structure built by an advanced alien civilization, the ...

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 ...

In 2015, reports of an unusual signal observed around a distant star spurred suggestions of the presence of an alien megastructure. But new research suggests that the bizarre discovery could instead ...

Astronomer Tabetha Boyajian discusses Tabby’s Star, “the most mysterious star in the universe,” during a TED talk in February 2016 in Vancouver, B.C. (TED via YouTube) The astronomers who once ...

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 ...

Researchers are one step closer to solving the enigma of the 'most mysterious star in the universe', also known as 'Tabby's Star'. Its dramatic dips in brightness has sparked countless theories since ...

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 ...