The state of our knowledge about the Universe is in a strange place now. We can map countless stars around us, but we seem to be just stumbling upon every discovery. Some of them are so puzzling, even skeptical scientists start to suspect aliens! The brightest example is the Tabby Star, whos light dims as if there was a giant artificial megastructure around it.
It's about 50% bigger than our Sun, and 1, 000 degrees hotter, and there are other objects just like it in the Universe. Nevertheless, it became known as the strangest star ever observed. So whats really happening there? To understand it, we should dive a bit deeper into how it was first found Date: 2022-04-19
