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Edgar Friendly
10-15-2015, 05:50 PM
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/alien-megastructure-could-surround-giant-6632574

A series of mysterious objects surrounding a giant star millions of miles away could be an alien megastructure, experts believe.

Planet spotters examining data from the Kepler Space Telescope were startled by an unusual light pattern orbiting a star called KIC 8462852.

When they studied the star, which sits some 1,480 light years from Earth, they noticed a swarm of objects surrounding it in an usual pattern.

At first it was thought to be comets, shrapnel from an asteroid impact or even a mistake in the data.

But astronomer Jason Wright from Penn State University offered a more science fiction explanation.

He believes it could be an 'alien megastructure' designed to harness energy from the star.

He said: "Aliens should always be the very last hypothesis you consider, but this looked like something you would expect an alien civilization to build."

Tabetha Boyajian oversees Planet Hunters , a program that asked 'citizen scientists' to examine light patterns emitted by stars from their homes.
warriorfan
10-15-2015, 06:29 PM
:roll:
NumberSix
10-15-2015, 06:31 PM
Are they black?
Draz
10-15-2015, 06:54 PM
Saw this too harness the stars what? Power? I don't get it
NumberSix
10-15-2015, 06:58 PM
It's interesting to think there might be undocumented life out there in the universe.
Nick Young
10-15-2015, 06:59 PM
Cannot wait for these illegal aliens to come to Earth:rockon:
DonDadda59
10-15-2015, 07:01 PM
Saw this too harness the stars what? Power? I don't get it

Penn State University Astronomer Jason Wright Answers Your Qeustion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE8g415RvGw)
outbreak
10-15-2015, 07:08 PM
it could be anything though, not necessarily alien
warriorfan
10-15-2015, 07:30 PM
Nasa bro, nasa
bigkingsfan
10-15-2015, 07:35 PM
Time to prepare for war, I'll go watch War of the Worlds to get ready.
Draz
10-15-2015, 08:57 PM
Tonight, we die in hell!
Draz
10-16-2015, 01:51 AM
nooooo they about to steal our jobs!!
:roll:
fiddy
10-16-2015, 03:17 AM
Saw that two days ago on ATS, cant wait for January, when they are going to run more observations
Draz
10-16-2015, 03:42 AM
Saw that two days ago on ATS, cant wait for January, when they are going to run more observations
Used to live on that website since I was like 11
Then it went to shit
fiddy
10-16-2015, 03:43 AM
Used to live on that website since I was like 11
Then it went to shit
Agreed, i still check it twice a week for interesting stories like this one.
TheMan
10-16-2015, 03:49 AM
If this "mega structure" is 1480 light years away, that means it's possibly not even there this moment since we're seeing the light that emanated 1,480 years ago.

They're probably getting closer as we speak :eek:
Draz
10-16-2015, 04:14 AM
Agreed, i still check it twice a week for interesting stories like this one.
That site was ridiculous. I was like 11 trying to decipher grown men with PhD style writing theories on every conspiracy known.

Site is dry. Guess they're like fck it
fiddy
10-16-2015, 04:18 AM
That site was ridiculous. I was like 11 trying to decipher grown men with PhD style writing theories on every conspiracy known.

Site is dry. Guess they're like fck it
Been that way for a long time, i rarely read anything besides the OP. Its still good for collecting links, they seem to find some alternative stories before mainstream outlets pick them up.
macmac
10-16-2015, 05:20 AM
If this "mega structure" is 1480 light years away, that means it's possibly not even there this moment since we're seeing the light that emanated 1,480 years ago.

They're probably getting closer as we speak :eek:

Lol at 1480 years ago
KevinNYC
10-16-2015, 06:20 AM
Saw this too harness the stars what? Power? I don't get it
you know we harness the energy of our star on Earth,right?
Draz
10-16-2015, 11:45 AM
you know we harness the energy of our star on Earth,right?
Yeah.. The sun. But in what way are they gathering the energy?
niko
10-16-2015, 11:49 AM
Are they black?
if we find another one copied from this one then they're chinese. if we find out it was stolen they're black. :eek:
Derka
10-16-2015, 11:50 AM
nooooo they about to steal our jobs!!

THAY TUK ER JERBS!
~primetime~
10-16-2015, 11:51 AM
Yeah.. The sun. But in what way are they gathering the energy?
massive solar panels that orbit the star...


It's likely a "comet cluster" though...that is what they are saying is the most likely
Goro
10-16-2015, 11:55 AM
Time to prepare for war, I'll go watch War of the Worlds to get ready.
That will just make you paranoid about them already being here.
riseagainst
10-16-2015, 11:56 AM
If this "mega structure" is 1480 light years away, that means it's possibly not even there this moment since we're seeing the light that emanated 1,480 years ago.

They're probably getting closer as we speak :eek:

:eek:
niko
10-16-2015, 12:07 PM
massive solar panels that orbit the star...


It's likely a "comet cluster" though...that is what they are saying is the most likely
Star Destroyers seem a much more likely conclusion to me, but i'm currently on a lot of medicine.
FreezingTsmoove
10-16-2015, 12:08 PM
We are not even an advanced civilization. Maybe in 50000 years. Historians will look back and :lol at the ways we run the earth

I wonder if this alien civilization uses a money system