Distant Star Is Orbited By 65 Mystery Objects That Transit Precisely 23.1 Minutes Apart - Daily Grail

Move over KIC 8462852, because the memorably-named WD1054-226 is a lot stranger than anyone ever imagined. Among the fascinating datapoints enumerated by the irreplaceable Greg Taylor is how these objects are moon-sized. Bruh, we can measure the size of objects 117 light years away. If this doesn't awaken your sensawunda, we don't know what will! Maybe This One Celestial Event Could Reveal Advanced Alien Life will pique it? Passant Rabie relates a paper where distant binary stars come super close to each other, potentially facilitating civilizations to migrate or swap technology, culture, or what-have-you without the sunk cost of starships. Best of all, there are enough of these weird pairings in the cosmos it's possible puny humans could witness such an event. In keeping with this theme, Paul Seaburn's ahead of the curve writing about SETI Scientists Fishing The Milky Way's Center For Technological Signs Of Life. As the cliché goes, real estate is about location, location, location and in a universe where the speed of light is (currently) the limit, having neighbors just 'round the corner is a huge advantage over neighbors who happen live over yonder. But in the midst of all the chaos and noise of our galaxy's center, more than a few eggheads have some clever tricks they're itching to use in hopes of detecting you-know-who. (CS)

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