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Scientists have now spotted another star – VVV-WIT-07 – which is darkening in the same way, according to data from the VISTA telescope in Chile.
We'll let you down softly here: it probably will not be aliens – it could be clouds of dust or some other natural object orbiting the planet.
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Having another star to compare with Tabby's – aka KIC 8462852 – could help scientists understand the phenomenon.
In 2012, the new star gradually softened for 11 days, then remained near zero for 48 days, with 80% of its light eclipsed.
Astronomers have dismissed the idea that Tabby's star was put into orbit by a space station – the "gradation" seeming to affect only certain wavelengths of light, suggesting that it was transparent.
Some researchers have suggested that gradation could be caused by an immense ringed planet, causing a period of gradation – and a swarm of comets on the same orbit. & # 39;
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