A new study of the enigmatic 'alien megastructure' star seems to have solved the mystery and suggests that ETs are not to blame for its odd dimming effect.
The puzzling star first came to the world's attention back in October of 2015 when scientists noted that it was inexplicably dimming and posited that an alien structure of some kind could be the reason why.
By virtue of that exotic hypothesis, KIC 8462852, as it is known scientifically, sparked the public's imagination and led to a variety of attempts to unlock the mystery of its weird luminosity.
And now the results from a lengthy research project looking at the star may have have cracked the case once and for all or, at least, eradicated aliens from the equation.
Researchers observing the star for nearly two years were able to capture data from four instances of KIC 8462852 as it dimmed and the insights were illuminating.
Learn all about their findings and what it means for the 'alien megastructure' theory at the Coast to Coast AM website.