Star KIC 8462852 Of Constellation Cygnus

[ET_Explorer]

KIC 8462852 is a star, between the constellations Cygnus and Lyra, approximately 454 parsecs (~1481 light years) from Earth. In September 2015, several astronomers published a paper analyzing the bizarre light fluctuations of the star as measured by the Kepler Space Telescope,a probe that records changes in the brightness of distant orbiting stars to detect exoplanets.


The star's large changes in brightness is consistent with a large mass (or many small masses together) orbiting the star in "tight formation".

Numerous hypotheses exist to explain the star's unusual light profile. Researchers currently think the most likely explanation for the star's odd reduction in light is due to a large dust cloud of broken up comets orbiting the star elliptically.


However, the star received intense media attention in October 2015 over speculation that its unusual light output could be signs of unnatural activity indicative of intelligent extraterrestrial life.

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[Gregg1956]

If you'd like to read a more credible article about this find, written by someone with an actual PhD in Astronomy (my man Phil Plait), go here:

Did Astronomers Find Evidence of an Alien Civilization? (Probably Not. But Still Cool.)

I found the video in the OP to be disingenuous and irritating. Also: the Wiki page contains much speculation by unqualified cranks.