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Astronomers spot another star that flickers like Tabby’s star

It’s unclear what’s causing the newly discovered object to blink, but it’s probably not aliens

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TWINKLE TWINKLE  A newly identified star’s light dims irregularly, similar to Tabby’s star, shown in this artist’s illustration.

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By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

There’s another oddly flickering star in the galaxy.

Astronomers using a telescope in Chile have discovered a star whose strange dimming and brightening of light are reminiscent of Tabby’s star, which was once suggested to host an alien megastructure.