Archived Comets cant explain weird alien megastructure star after all (newscientist.com)
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Archived Comets cant explain weird alien megastructure star after all (newscientist.com)
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I agree, but I also don't think that "aliens" should be the first hypothesis proposed, unless there is overwhelming evidence to suggest it's the case. This isn't the fault of the scientists doing the research - it's the fault of the media. In the original article a few months ago, someone made an off-the-cuff remark like "Hey, it could be alien superstructures, for all we know", and the headlines were "SCIENTISTS CONFIRM ALIENS EXIST!!!!!". Not that drastic, but you get the idea. I just don't like the sensationalism.