Apathy Curve: Starstruck

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Friday, May 13, 2016

Starstruck

Star KIC 8462852 appears to be dimming rapidly, both over time and in periodic bursts. Hypotheses are rampant, with the most intriguing being construction of a Dyson sphere or ringworld structure around the star by Little Green Men. Fact is, we won't know until we get out there and put our peepers on it up close, and that's not happening anytime soon. Maybe your great-great-great-grandchildren will find out.

If this sort of mystery interests you, I can recommend a really great book, Pandora's Star by Peter Hamilton. It's the first book of his Commonwealth Saga, one of the best sci-fi stories ever written. Hamilton's stories are similar to Iain Banks' Culture series, with a strong tendency toward Dickens-style dramatis personae.

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1 Comments:

davis14633 said...: My hypothosis is giant super death star, draining the sun to destroy planets. Yep, that's it. Nailed it. Giant super death star. You think they have found Luke yet?; 12:25