Mystery AtlasTabby's Star Megastructure Hypothesis
The hypothesis, proposed by Jason Wright as worth formally testing rather than as a confident claim, that an artificial Dyson swarm built by an advanced civilisation could explain Tabby's Star's anomalous dimming; substantially disfavoured by later SETI and photometric results.
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Tabby's Star Megastructure Hypothesis attempts to explain Tabby's Star.
Theories & Explanations
Tabby's Star Megastructure Hypothesis contradicts Tabby's Star Dust/Comet-Family Explanation — The 2018 wavelength-dependent dimming result favours particulate matter over a solid opaque structure.
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Tabby's Star Megastructure Hypothesis was authored by Jason Wright.
Concepts & Beliefs
Tabby's Star Megastructure Hypothesis was analysed by SETI — Breakthrough Listen conducted radio observations of the system searching for artificial signals; none were found.