Alien ‘Megastructures’ Orbiting Star Near The Milky Way

[Black Orchid]

And you believe there could never be anything more intelligent than 'man'? There's the 'con'

Who said anything about aliens reinventing themselves? Did I miss something?

[Super Nova]

Hmmm.... speculation.

Any radio signals?

[AiA in Atlanta]

Hmmm.... speculation.

Any radio signals?

When scientists speculate about Aliens it is only because they have exhausted all other options.

[freediver]

True. God probably did it.

[AiA in Atlanta]

The SETI Institute has turned its resources to this "structure" and are looking for signs of communication.

[Outlaw Yogi]

Wonder if it has a "No Trespassing" sign on it?

[Super Nova]

Hmmm.... speculation.

Any radio signals?

NO

If you were still holding out hope for aliens hanging out around KIC 8462852, I've got some bad news for you. Researchers at Iowa State University think they've found an explanation for the star's weird behavior. Spoiler alert: It's not aliens.


In October, scientists spotted a distant star that was blinking in an unusual fashion. Unlike most of the stars spotted by the Kepler telescope — which keeps an eye on fluctuations in light to help detect planets passing in front of distant suns — this one was dimming irregularly.

Experts pointed out that the star's light was winking in and out of view in a way that could presumably possibly be the result of some massive orbiting alien structure. The scientists didn't really think that our space telescopes had caught sight of an "alien megastructure," but there's no harm in hoping.


Since then, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) institute has turned its radio telescopes to the strange star — and they haven't heard any of the radio signals we'd expect from the goings-on of an intelligent civilization

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[skippy]

If there is intelligent life forms present in outer space, which I kind of hope, think, believe there probably is, it is likly they are more advanced than that on Earth and may not use the radio signals us mere mortals are searching for, isn't it?

[Neferti]

If there is intelligent life forms present in outer space, which I kind of hope, think, believe there probably is, it is likely they are more advanced than that on Earth and may not use the radio signals us mere mortals are searching for, isn't it?

Do you still hug trees, Skip?

Who built the pyramids? Aliens?

Why didn't they settle on "Earth"? If they are so smart, why aren't they here, telling us how to build pyramids (without a slide rule) and how to get MUCH faster internet connections.

Got me stumped.

[boxy]

Believing that alien intelligences are out there does not require you to believe they have visited this little planet.

Do you have any idea how big the universe is, Naff naff?